阿富汗坎大哈机场，英国空军一架挂载“宝石路”激光制导炸弹和“地狱火”空对地导弹的 MQ-9 无人机起飞执行任务，这架无人机由驻扎美国内华达州克里奇空军基地的第39中队远程操控。(A Royal Air Force Reaper UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from 39 Squadron, makes its approach to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan following a mission. The aircraft, armed with Paveway bombs and Hellfire missiles, is remotely controlled from Kandahar for takeoff and landing and by British troops in Nevada, USA during the actual sortie.)

2010年8月26日，搭载洛克希德·马丁公司 TRACER 雷达的美国航空航天局 MQ-9 无人机在进行试飞，该雷达全称为“战术侦察和可反掩蔽雷达”，是一种双波段合成孔径雷达系统，工作在甚高频（VHF）和超高频（UHF）波段，可探测深埋、伪装和隐藏在植被下的目标，并具有对目标进行地理空间定位的能力。（Based on the Lockheed Martin’s proven FOPEN radar system, TRACER is a lightweight, low-frequency synthetic-aperture radar that can peer through foliage, rain, darkness, dust storms, or atmospheric haze to provide real-time, high-quality tactical ground imagery.）