RQ-1 Predator Image Gallery
The Predator MAE UAV was developed as an ACTD from January 1994 to June 1996.
Because the Predator is small, white, and almost invisible in the sky, people don't realize they're being watched. Its 80-horsepower four-stroke Rotax 912 engine is virtually silent at altitude but as annoying as a chainsaw on the ground.
The aircraft can be picked up on radar, but most search radar systems filter out low-speed targets so that they don't pick out birds or objects that don't pose threats.
RQ-1 Predator Images:
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Maj. Lichen Pursley, the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, performs a pre-flight inspection on an MQ-1 Predator at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, before a combat mission. The unit's primary role is to launch and recover Predators supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester
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A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The Reaper has the ability to carry both precision-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial attack vehicle descends into an air field in Afghanistan Nov. 17 after a mission. The Reaper is able to carry both precision-guided bombs and missiles. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flies over the crowd during the Aviation Nation Air Show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 10. This year's show commemorated 60 years of air power during the Air Force's year-long 60th anniversary celebration.
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A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway Nov. 4, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Cole communicates with the pilot of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base. The Predators, which are now fully operational, have begun 24-hour operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder
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An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission in a deployed environment on a flightline in Southwest Asia during a deployability test in Sept. The test was performed by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron.
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A team of testers lifts the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a landing gear operational check. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested the Reaper system's ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of mission tasking. The team performed the testing at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, from Sept. 4 through 25.
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An MQ-9 Reaper goes through an engine check on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1.
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An aircrew member inspects the weapons loadout on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1.
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- U.S., British Reaper operations combined in Afghanistan
- Air Force's only UAV wing marks one year in the fight
- Predator combat air patrols double in 1 year
- Air Force Predators take out insurgents and weapons
- Predators of the mountains
- Northrop to develop new SIGINT capability for Reaper, Predator UAVs
- General Atomics awarded $79M for Predator Hellfire kits; 4 new Reapers
- RAF Activates UAV Squadron at Creech AFB
- UK to order 10 more MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
- GA-ASI Awarded $83M For Predator/Reaper Support
- Predator crashes in Iraq
- Northrop Awarded $54.9M for MQ-1 sensors
- Creech welcomes newest UAV detachment to the war on terrorism
- RAF Reaper takes to the air in Afghanistan
- Reaper drops first precision-guided bomb, protects forces
- New Reaper UAV undergoes tests in SWA
- General Atomics Awarded $60M for Predator/Reaper Support Equipment
- Testers time Reaper's ability to deploy
- General Atomics Awarded $20M for MQ-1C Warrior Development
- Chain of successes leads to Reaper operations
