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South America Is Getting US Reapers, and More Than a Drug War

Geopolitics | Washington’s planned MQ-9 deployment adds persistent surveillance and strike power to a region where the United States is rebuilding military access and China has become a major economic partner

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DefenseHub · Monday · Geopolitics · September 21, 2026

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper fires an AGM-114 Hellfire missile over the Nevada desert.
An MQ-9 Reaper fires an AGM-114 Hellfire during a live-fire test over the Nevada Test and Training Range on August 30, 2023. U.S. Air Force photo…
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