The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN3d
MQ-9 Reaper at Pax River Gets New STII Pod
The Navy’s MQ-9 Reaper test squadron at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River received its first SkyTower II (STII) pod on Feb. 25, 2025, marking a key milestone in preparing the system ...
The Aviationist on MSN1d
USMC Receives First SkyTower II Pod for ‘Digital Quarterback’ MQ-9 Reapers
The STII is an airborne network extension pod that enhances cross-domain communication capabilities and links communications between disparate forces. Air ...
Seapower4d
Marine Corps MQ-9 Reapers Enhanced With Advanced Payload Upgrade
The MQ-9 Reaper provides Marines with a long-range ISR capability in support of maritime domain awareness and expeditionary ...
Shephard Media2d
US Navy tests new comms pod for Marine Corps’ MQ-9A Reaper
The United States Navy (USN) has received and tested the first SkyTower II (STII) network extension pod for the Marine Corps’ ...
MJBizDaily1d
Cannabis vape companies worry Chinese tariffs will cause safety crisis
Cannabis vape companies are moving manufacturing out of China because of tariffs and consumer safety concerns.
Defense Mirror3d
U.S. Marine Corps MQ-9 Reapers Receive New Communication Upgrade
Final testing of the upgraded MQ-9 Reapers will continue over the next several months before they are delivered to the Marine ...
The Aviationist27d
NAWCAD Expands KC-130T Hercules’ Refueling Envelope with EA-18G Growler and CH-53K King Stallion
The effort is led by NAWCAD at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, supported by industry partners ... The C/KC-130T with refueling hoses deployed from both the pods. The upgrade effort was spurred ...
Cosmopolitan22d
Eat, pray, love: Meet the twenty-something nuns
Disaster struck: Laura had a ‘whopper migraine’, her friend had a breakup, and they arrived at the glamping pods to torrential ... in the rule of St Benedict (pax, ora et labora – peace ...