The aircraft is part of the GA-ASI’s Predator drone series, known for intelligence ... The Mojave is notable for its capacity to carry a high payload of 3,600lb (1,633kg) while operating ...

The MQ-9B Predator drone is a variant of the MQ-9 'Reaper ... It has an external payload capacity of 2,155 kg. Apart from its surveillance capabilities, the MQ-9B is armed with strike missiles ...

Author Mark Bowden writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Though unmanned, remote-controlled ... Later renamed the Predator, it quickly became the U.S. military's preferred surveillance tool.