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The MQ-1B Predator is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily for munitions capability to support ground troops and base defense.
The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (often referred to as the Predator drone) is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
How much do military drones cost? These 35 most expensive military drones include RQ-4 Global Hawk cost, MQ-9 Reaper cost, X-47B drone cost & more.
Unit Cost: $20 million (fiscal 2009 dollars) (includes four aircraft, a ground control station and a Predator Primary Satellite Link) Inventory: Active force, 130; ANG, 8; Reserve, 0
The MQ-1 Predator carries the Multi-spectral Targeting System with inherent AGM-114 Hellfire missile targeting capability and integrates electro-optical, infrared, laser designator and laser illuminator into a single sensor package.
At a cost of about $40 million dollars per system, the RQ-1/MQ-1 Predator is a pricey yet integral part of US Air Force operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
MQ-1 Predator - UCAV (unmanned combat aerial vehicle) manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - an American defense and energy corporation. It was used by United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency.
The MQ-1 Predator is one of the best military drones in the world. Here's how fast it can go and what one costs for the United States to make.
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).
In this report, the Congressional Budget Ofice analyzes the usage patterns and costs of three UASs and six manned aircraft with similar ISR missions and compares the life-cycle costs per flying hour (acquisition costs per flying hour plus recurring costs per flying hour) of the Air Force’s unmanned RQ-4 and the Navy’s manned P-8. Usage ...