USAF accelerates Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) Reaper-class successor

The US Air Force is fast-tracking a cheaper, modular, mass-producible MQ-9-class unmanned aircraft (MMA) intended to absorb combat losses while performing strike/ISR/EW/comms-relay missions. The novelty is the explicit shift toward an attritable, modular Reaper-class platform with large payload and very long ferry range requirements, reflecting battlefield-driven procurement changes after heavy drone losses.