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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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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An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The MQ-9 has nearly nine times the range, can fly twice as high and carries more munitions than the MQ-1 Predator. (Courtesy photo)
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An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained at deployed locations, while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (Courtesy photo)
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Aircrews perform a preflight check on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is larger and more heavily-armed than the MQ-1 Predator and attacks time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, to destroy or disable those targets.
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A maintenance Airman inspects an MQ-9 Reaper in Afghanistan Oct. 1. Capable of striking enemy targets with on-board weapons, the Reaper has conducted close air support and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (Courtesy photo)
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An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper has completed 12 missions since its inaugural flight there Sept. 25. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force maintainers preflight an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle Sept. 7 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Reed
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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brendan Schlaack (left) and Staff Sgt. Phillip Carter, both 57th Maintenance Group F-22A lead standardization crew members, attach a replica of a AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto an MQ-1 Predator during training July 18, 2007, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. F-22A weapons loaders from Nellis come to Creech every other month for proficiency training on loading missiles onto the Predator and performing actions required to safety the airplane. Such training is necessary in case a Predator will be forced to land at Nellis AFB due to bad weather or runway problems at Creech AFB. U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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An MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land at Balad Air Base, Iraq, after a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Predator aircraft fly intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Air Force Predator missions contributed to the 28 ISR missions flown Aug. 18. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi
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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derrick Davis (background), 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization section, observes Tech. Sgt. Brendan Schlaack, a 57th Maintenance Group F-22A lead standardization crew member, during his evaluation, July 18, 2007, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. F-22A weapons loaders from Nellis come to Creech every other month for proficiency training on loading missiles on the Predator. While Air Combat Command standards require the task to be accomplished within 20 minutes, Airmen at Nellis and Creech raised their own bar and do not settle for anything more than six minutes with no shortcuts, said Sergeant Davis. U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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- Air Force, Army leaders discuss new concept of operations
- Raptor raises the stakes in Iraq
- MQ-9 Reaper drops first GPS-guided weapon
- 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
