After initial sorties over the sea south of RAF Akrotiri, flight tracking data now confirms that the RAF’s MQ-9B Protector RG1s have begun missions over the Middle East, presumably on Operation Shader.

PR010, an MQ-9B Protector RG1, was tracked departing RAF Akrotiri and flying over Israel and Jordan towards the usual Operation Shader operating areas over Iraq and Syria on two separate occasions in the past week. It is almost certain they have now assumed the Reaper’s role on this ongoing mission, which commenced in 2014. Contents After initial sorties over the sea south of RAF Akrotiri, flight tracking data now confirms that the RAF’s MQ-9B Protector RG1s have begun missions over the Middle East, presumably on Operation Shader. Reaper to Protector

Since the withdrawal of the

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