El dron MQ-9 Reaper de EE.UU. puede realizar misiones de reconocimiento y ataque, y un número creciente de aliados y socios estadounidenses lo están adquiriendo. Para China, la alta altitud de hasta 15.240 metros del dron, su larga autonomía y capacidades sigilosas representan una amenaza significativa. Esto permite al ejército de EE.UU. desplegar MQ-9 lejos del continente chino y penetrar gradualmente en la periferia de su espacio aéreo para reconocimiento y designación de objetivos.
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