Besides accomplishing a dirt landing, the Reaper drone was also equipped with a “travel pod” filled with supplies for troops down at the landing area. While it can’t handle enormous payloads, “what it can hold might be the difference between getting that critical aircraft part to an isolated airfield or bringing in a blood supply for casualties sustained during a base attack,” according to Flanigan. The resupply experiment, dubbed “Reaper Express,” represents an expansion of the potential use of drones beyond their typical roles of remote attack and surveillance.
The Reaper is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by General Atomics and primarily used by the U.S. Air Force. Flying since 2001, the Reaper is often considered the first “hunter-killer” UAV and is known for its impressive endurance — up to 34 hours of flight time for certain models. If the time comes to take offensive measure, the drone can respond with a brace of Hellfire missiles. Although it serves its purpose well, plans are in place to phase out the Reaper by 2035.
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