The Predator system came packaged with four aircraft, a ground control station (GCS), and a primary satellite link communications suite. The system cost ... way for much wider use of drones ...

One is its 10 Predator B drones ... it cost at least $62.5 million to operate the program, or about $12,255 per hour. The Office of Air and Marine’s calculation of $2,468 per flight hour does ...

Like most pieces of military technology, Reapers are among the best military drones in the world, but they aren't cheap. A single unit in 2011 cost ... a MQ-1 Predator, but it's much larger ...