The U.S. Air Force originally wanted to ditch its MQ-1 Predators by the end of 2016, two years earlier than the current date, according to documents we obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Predator drones will soon be in the skies over Latvia. Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard will fly patrols and train with NATO allies as part of the Pentagon’s European Reassurance Initiative, or ERI.