(Senior Airman Haley Stevens/U.S. Air Force) Accepted in 2002 and promptly deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, the armed Predator was designated the MQ-1 (multirole drone). On Dec. 23, 2002 ...

While the US Army has utilized drone technology since the 1930s, recent innovations mark a significant leap forward. The MQ-1 Predator drone, operational from 1995 until its retirement in 2018 ...

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Airmen have created the Air Force's first MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) Electronic Combat Officers (ECO) course. As MQ-1/9 aircraft require satellite signals to ...

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.

The MQ-9 Reaper (together with its MQ-1 Predator predecessor) has become iconic of United ... Besides the MQ-9 Reaper's advanced sensors, one of the great advantages of the drone is its range and long ...