An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flight line after an aircrew ... A year later it entered service with the CIA and the U.S. Air Force as the RQ-1 (recon drone) Predator. Coinciding with the terrorist ...
The MQ-1's capabilities make it uniquely qualified ... selected the U.S. Air Force as the operating service for the RQ-1 Predator system. The "R" is the Department of Defense designation for ...
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 ...
The MQ-9 Reaper (together with its MQ-1 Predator predecessor) has become iconic of United States Air Force strikes in hotspots around the world. While they are very vulnerable in contested ...
The RQ-1 proved adaptable to carrying an AGM ... Accepted in 2002 and promptly deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, the armed Predator was designated the MQ-1 (multirole drone).