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The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF). The MQ-9 and other UAVs ...
Grey Butte Field, outside El Mirage, California, is used by General Atomics as an operational testing facility for their Predator drones. [2] The Predator UAV. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a military contractor and subsidiary of General Atomics that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems for the U.S. military and commercial applications ...
Below is a description of the MQ-9 drone based on information from the Air Force and its maker, General Atomics. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle can loiter at altitudes of ...
At the center of the American military's continued UAV research is the MQ-X, which builds upon the capabilities of the Reaper and Predator UAVs. As currently conceived, the MQ-X would be a stealthier and faster fighter-plane sized UAV capable of any number of missions: high-performance surveillance; attack options, including retractable cannons ...
Adcom Yabhon N Series drone at the 2013 Paris Air Show. Adcom began producing drones as early as 2002 in the United Arab Emirates. The company rose to the challenge of producing unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the United Arab Emirates Air Force as a result of the United States denying the sale of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper technology.
Iran's Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America's armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the ...
Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. The ...
Since 2008, the U.S. Air Force's primary reconnaissance aircraft has been the MQ-9 Reaper.However, at a price of $30 million per aircraft, it has been shown to be costly if lost; [1] since 2017, five have been shot down by Houthi rebels in Yemen, including during the Red Sea crisis. [2]