LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
In a tremendous shift for the future of the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise, the 11th Attack Squadron, previously a launch and recovery formal training unit, entered combat for the first time, October 13, 2025.Previously, the squadron mission was to train USAF and allied nation MQ-9 aircrew how to manually take off and land the MQ-9 via line-of-sight controls. Now, they fly downrange, via SATCOM controls, and executing all phases of the MQ-9 mission. Enabled by the aircrafts new Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability, or ATLC, and tremendous training and infrastructure efforts, the 11thaccomplished this landmark transition in only 1...