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A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet wears a Task Force 99 patch at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 22, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Zima)

Air Force preparing to buy new long-endurance drones for Task Force 99 in Middle East

The unit performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities and experiments with cutting-edge technologies.

Aug 20, 2024 By Jon Harper

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation in the Red Sea to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)

US military deploys new JADC2 capability to Middle East

"It is [the] Hungry Hippo of data. And it's going out and it's pulling in lots of data, and then you can layer it and look at…

Apr 3, 2024 By Jon Harper

A Task Force 99 sign hangs on the door to the team’s work center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, October 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Johnson)

Task Force 99 drone was ‘very effective’ in secretive spy missions, senior DOD official says

An unmanned aerial system from U.S. Air Forces Central's newly formed Task Force 99 was deployed to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions against a U.S. adversary…

Jul 14, 2023 By Jon Harper

US Central Command’s new Task Force 99 begins drone operations in Middle East

The organization was stood up in October as Centcom looks for new ways to deploy robotic platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions.

Feb 13, 2023 By Jon Harper