MQ-9 FMS UK squadron operations center support

The Department of the Air Force contracted UAV Communications, Inc. for $37,006,164.27 to provide operations center support for the UK's MQ-9 Reaper squadron, which operated the remotely piloted aircraft system for 18 years before retirement in October 2025. This support contract aligned with RAF operations at XIII Squadron based at RAF Waddington, where Reaper missions were commanded and controlled for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike operations in the Middle East and other theaters. The contract represents critical ground infrastructure and personnel support for a NATO ally's unmanned aerial vehicle operations.