He emphasized that enhanced surveillance and fire capabilities through unmanned aircraft systems ... mark a significant leap forward. The MQ-1 Predator drone, operational from 1995 until its ...

an Iraqi Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 engaged an MQ-1 armed with AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles and shot it down, winning the first encounter between a conventional warplane and a UAV. In 2011 the ...

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.

France has retired its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper Block I unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ...

Spending on UAVs in 2025 has been estimated to reach $8.2 billion, with the US leading investments at $1.9 billion (23.8% of ...