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deployment2019-01-01 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), United States
U.S. Navy continues operating transferred MQ-1 Predators as NMQ-1B test and training drones
The article reports the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division received 20 MQ-1 Predators from the U.S. Air Force in 2019 and redesignated them NMQ-1Bs for test and training use. It discusses their likely roles in RDT&E, targets support, and potential signature-replication or instrumentation missions.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2019-01-01 00:00
Reported
2026-06-24
Location
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), United States
Coordinates
39.7837, -100.4459
Confidence
72 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage reported; drones described as being used for test and training after transfer and redesignation.
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