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.

October 25, 2017: The U.S. Army has switched production of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle to the new MQ-1C ER (extended range) version and starting in 2018 this is the only model the army will ... The MQ-1C is ...

Most notably, General Atomics is responsible for the creation of the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper ... the skies with its latest-generation model, the MQ-9B Sky/SeaGuardian. General Atomics unveiled ...

An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flight line after an aircrew flew one of the last MQ-1 local training sorties Feb. 2, 2018, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. (Senior Airman James Thompson/U.S. Air ...

The United States military has been operating drones for decades, but there's one Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that most people know: the MQ-1 Predator, which is one of the best military drones ...

Constructed of graphite epoxy composites and lighter than an economy car, the MQ-1 Predator, built by General ... At 14, I started building model aircraft. Within two years, I was the instructor ...

"It" was the original logistical container of an MQ-1 Predator Drone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle — the most prominent model of drone aircraft that is waging remote-controlled war on suspected ...

The phase-out of the MQ-1 already has started, so it’s an appropriate time to say thank you to the Predator for 20-plus years of selfless service. (Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt/Air Force) The remotely ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force is preparing to phase out its MQ-1 Predator drones in favor of an all-MQ-9 Reaper fleet in 2018. The Predator's retirement will effectively conclude the unmanned ...

The MQ-1C Predator A+ Remotely Piloted Aircraft System ... the Air Force equipped itself with the MQ-1 system, an aircraft that is not fast, but whose persistence, discretion, silence, collection ...