MQ-9A Reaper drones arrived in Poland, which she rented from the United States. It is known that drones will conduct reconnaissance on the border with Belarus and Russia. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak on Twitter.

The official noted that the MQ-9A Reaper drones were leased from the United States as part of an " The drones will be used by the Air Force of the country, in particular for reconnaissance on the eastern border of Poland.. In the future, the country may get its own drones that do not have to be rented..

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As you know, the MQ-9 Reaper is a US-made reconnaissance and strike drone with a maximum takeoff weight of 4763 kg..

It is equipped with a turboprop engine that allows it to reach speeds of more than 445 km per hour, and the maximum flight duration reaches 27 hours..

Reaper can be armed with AGM-114 anti-tank missiles, Mark 82 precision bombs and other weapons, as well as operate in reconnaissance mode.

Earlier, the American company General Atomics offered the Pentagon to transfer two such drones to Ukraine for one dollar.. Delivery approval not yet received.