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The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems YMQ-9 Reaper and the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk are both on display in the museum's second building! The Reaper on display (S/N 02-4002) is one of the two pre-production YMQ-9s sent to Afghanistan. This aircraft was used for the initial weapons testing, flew 14 missions for the Department of Homeland Defense during October-November 2003, and it was the first Reaper to fly in Afghanistan. The Global Hawk on display was the third prototype built. Des

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