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Air Force orders more Reapers

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U.S. Air Force aircraft armament systems professionals with the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron load munitions to an MQ-9 Reaper during Emerald Warrior 2015 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 27, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense’s only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real world contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

Under the $72 million contract with General Atomics, the UAVs will be delivered by the end of 2017.

The contract was awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.