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The announcement noted the Air Force is using fiscal 2014 and 2015 aircraft procurement funds to pay for the unmanned aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Atomics builds both the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper for the Air Force, both of which are heavily used in the Middle East for intelligence flights and strikes against the Islamic State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has expressed interest in acquiring more Reapers to expand its force, especially since the Predator is set to retire by 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force now flies 60 combat air patrols \u2014 \u2013 or caps \u2013 \u2014 per day, but in March announced plans to try to up that number to 70. 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