Which aircraft is a Remotely Piloted Hunter/Killer?

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Which aircraft is a Remotely Piloted Hunter/Killer?

Remotely piloted hunter/killer describes an unmanned aircraft designed to locate targets and engage them with weapons from a ground-controlled link. The MQ-9 Reaper is built for this role: a remotely piloted aircraft that combines persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with the ability to carry and deliver weapons against identified targets. That blend of finding targets over time and striking them remotely is what defines its hunter/killer capability. The other options are different kinds of platforms. The U-28A Drago is a manned ISR aircraft, not remotely operated. The U-2S and TR-1 Dragon Lady are high-altitude, manned reconnaissance aircraft. And Air Force O-3 refers to a rank, not a vehicle.

Remotely piloted hunter/killer describes an unmanned aircraft designed to locate targets and engage them with weapons from a ground-controlled link. The MQ-9 Reaper is built for this role: a remotely piloted aircraft that combines persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with the ability to carry and deliver weapons against identified targets. That blend of finding targets over time and striking them remotely is what defines its hunter/killer capability.

The other options are different kinds of platforms. The U-28A Drago is a manned ISR aircraft, not remotely operated. The U-2S and TR-1 Dragon Lady are high-altitude, manned reconnaissance aircraft. And Air Force O-3 refers to a rank, not a vehicle.

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