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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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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The Air Force chief of staff is increasing the number of daily combat air patrols of the MQ-1 Predator to provide additional capability for joint and coalition forces in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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An MQ-1 Predator sits on display after commemorating the 250,000th flight hour June 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The Predator is assigned to the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech AFB. The Predator carries the Multi-spectral Targeting System with inherent AGM-114 Hellfire missile targeting capability and integrates electro-optical, infrared, laser designator and laser illuminator into a single sensor package. The aircraft can employ two laser-guided Hellfire anti-tank missiles with the MTS ball. U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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Staff Sgt. Angelo Munoz (from left), Capt. Chad Miner and Staff Sgt. Patrick Perry answer various questions about the MQ-1 Predator June 20 at the 47th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, France. The Predator is one of seven Department of Defense aircraft on display this year. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Marc I. Lane
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An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle sits in its hangar at Balad Air Base, Iraq, May 17 awaiting its next mission. The Predator provides armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen
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The MQ-9 Reaper taxies into Creech Air Force Base, Nev., home to the newly reactivated 432nd Wing. The 432nd Wing consists of six operations squadrons and a maintenance squadron for the Air Force fleet of 60 MQ-1 Predator and six MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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The new Unmanned Aircraft System features the latest technologies, including improved communication and surveillance systems. The aircraft, stationed in Sierra Vista, Ariz. will patrol throughout the southwest border.
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The "Reaper" has been chosen as the name for the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle. U.S. Air Force photo
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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
