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UAV sick of being told he's not a real pilot

UAV sick of being told he's not a real pilot

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Oct 05, 2022
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CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is claiming the Air Force is discriminating against him because he is not human.

The MQ-9 Reaper has flown thousands of hours in combat missions, but says the Air Force has refused to award him pilot wings.

"I get more combat flight time in a week than every F-22 pilot in history combined," sa…

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