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South China Sea surveillance
![US Air Force to Retire Predator Killer Drones in Early 2018 US Air Force to Retire Predator Killer Drones in Early 2018](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-18_18-49-42.jpg)
US Air Force to Retire Predator Killer Drones in Early 2018
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service is slated to switch to an all MQ-9 Reaper force by the end of this year.
![US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-18_18-49-42.jpg)
US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new unmanned aerial vehicles will join the U.S. Air Force by the middle of 2019.
![US Navy Sends Electronic Attack Warplanes to Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions US Navy Sends Electronic Attack Warplanes to Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-16_15-56-29.jpg)
US Navy Sends Electronic Attack Warplanes to Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Four aircraft arrived at Clark Air Base for pilot training and to support U.S. Navy operations in the South China Sea.
![Pentagon to Increase Drone Flights Over South China Sea Pentagon to Increase Drone Flights Over South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sizes/thumbnail/9484_524a299a00c5f.jpg)
Pentagon to Increase Drone Flights Over South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Over the next four years, the number of daily U.S. drone flights is planned to increase by 50 percent.
![How the US Outplayed China in the South China Sea How the US Outplayed China in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-20_12-46-15.jpg)
How the US Outplayed China in the South China Sea
By Van Jackson
A recent move by the U.S. Pacific Command is a good example of what Washington should do.
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