WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A significant milestone was reached more than two years ahead of schedule with the beginning of the 24th MQ-1 Predator combat air patrol in the war on terrorism.

The MQ-1C Predator A+ Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been retired after 18 years and +30,000 flight hours. On Dec. 19, 2022, with a transfer flight from the 61° Gruppo ...

General Atomics Awarded MQ-1 Predator and Control Station Modification ... a $94 million contract modification which will provide for the MQ-1 Predator aircraft and MD-1 ground control station ...

The U.S. Defense Department has announced sweeping changes to its military drone procurement and deployment practices.

General Atomics MQ-1 Predator. Drones Iraq to buy Predator drones to protect southern oil platforms May 21, 2012 David Cenciotti.

An MQ-1B Predator crew’s failure to follow a checklist procedure for a lost link caused the crash of the UAV in 2016, the U.S. Air Force said.

The MQ-1C itself is an upgrade of the MQ-1 Predator the U.S. Air Force and CIA used extensively since the late 1990s to redefine the use of aircraft for reconnaissance, surveillance, and airstrikes.

PREVIOUS PREDATOR: North Dakota's senior Democratic senator is advocating authorizing $218.5 million for buying General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.'s Predator MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicles ...

The MQ-9 Reaper From the outside, the MQ-9 Reaper looks a lot like a MQ-1 Predator, but it's much larger and capable of carrying more ordnance. The Reaper's wingspan is 66 feet, its length is 36 ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), Poway, California, has been awarded a $349,141,302 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems support ...

Summary and Key Points: In November 2012, two Iranian Su-25s attempted to shoot down a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone in international airspace, but failed due to their aircraft's limitations. -A year ...

This is larger and mightier than its predecessor, the MQ-1 Predator. Additionally, it is intended to carry out time-sensitive targets with precision to destroy or disable specific targets.