The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It is used by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. It is powered by a Rotax engine and driven by a propeller, the air vehicle can fly up to 400 nautical miles to a target, loiter overhead for 14 hours, then return to its base. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia. After 2001, the RQ-1 Predator drone became the primary UAV used for offensive operations by the USAF and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas.
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Image of MQ-1 Predator
Image of MQ-1 Predator
Image of MQ-1 Predator
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