US to Deploy MQ-9 Reaper Drone in Greece

MQ9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles of the American armed forces will be operating in the coming weeks from the Hellenic Air Force’s 110th Combat Wing at Larissa Air Base.
The MQ9s are returning after almost a year and a half to facilities, which have been further upgraded under the US Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement.
The US is investing a total of33.5 million $ in the base, so that the 110th Combat Wing can host technologically advanced platforms now and in the future.
Although the MQ9 mission is linked to surveillance missions in the Mediterranean region, their range 1,850 kilometers also allows them to be used for NATO missions to countries bordering the Black Sea, with the aim of monitoring the situation in Ukraine.
For the Hellenic Air Force, the presence of the MQ9s has added significance, given the ongoing negotiations for the supply of the UAVs to Greece between Athens and the Pentagon.
The Hellenic Air Force wants to procure three MQ9 UAVs and a command station that will control them through the Foreign Military Sales program.

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