How the RAF decides if a Reaper drone fires

RAF intelligence analysts play a vital role in evaluating the data collected by RAF Reaper drones that give commanders, aircrew or troops the information needed to make decisions in military operations.

The RAF has 10 Reaper drones flying missions over Iraq and Syria, but the crew controlling them are thousands of miles away, most of them at RAF Waddington Ground Control Station.

The Reaper, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is a mainstay of the RAF drone fleet, having flown more than 155,000 hours and launched more than 1,500 weapons over the past decade.

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