The MQ-1's capabilities make it uniquely qualified to conduct irregular warfare operations in support of combatant commander objectives. The Predator is part of a remotely piloted aircraft system.

Drone warfare is perhaps the single biggest change in modern combat, and the U.S. Army has the latest in the tech. Here's ...

but there's one Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that most people know: the MQ-1 Predator, which is one of the best military drones in the world. Initially, the Predator was introduced as a ...

(Senior Airman Haley Stevens/U.S. Air Force) Accepted in 2002 and promptly deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, the armed Predator was designated the MQ-1 (multirole drone). On Dec. 23, 2002 ...

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an ... The USAF describes the Predator as a "Tier II" MALE UAS (medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system). The UAS consists of four aircraft ...