reaper drone
Armed surveillance aircraft
A Reaper drone is an unmanned military aircraft used for surveillance and airstrikes, formally designated MQ-9 Reaper.
Operated remotely by pilots on the ground, it can loiter over targets for extended periods before launching precision missiles.
The name evokes the Grim Reaper—death from above, unseen until it strikes.
The Reaper drone circled for hours before the strike was authorized.
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- eye in the skyAerial observation platform
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- militaryArmed forces collectively
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American fighter jet
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