Royal Air Force Protector RG1 Completes Further Flight Testing
Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now conducting regular flights from their Lincolnshire base. Over the past week, Protector RG1 PR009 has flown two short sorties in airspace around RAF Waddington – the first since the inaugural flight in 2023. The first new […] The post Royal Air Force Protector RG1 Completes Further Flight Testing appeared first on The Aviationist.
Following the type’s first UK flight in November 2023, unmanned Protector RG1s, the UK designation for MQ-9B, are now conducting regular flights from their Lincolnshire base. Over the past week, Protector RG1 PR009 has flown two short sorties in airspace around RAF Waddington – the first since the inaugural flight in 2023. The first new […]
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