In the year 2000, General Atomics developed for the Department of Defense, based on the MQ-1 Predator, an UAV which should be a larger and more powerful Hunter-killer UAV, to act as a weapon against terrorism. The first flight of the prototype was on 2nd February 2001. It is powered by a 670 kW Turboprop engine. With a weight of 4760 kg, it is four times heavier than the MQ-1 and has a ten times higher payload. External droptanks, Air-to-Ground missiles and precision bombs can be monted on four external pylons. For reconnaissance rules and target detection it is equipped with a radar and Infra-red sensors.
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| - In the year 2000, General Atomics developed for the Department of Defense, based on the MQ-1 Predator, an UAV which should be a larger and more powerful Hunter-killer UAV, to act as a weapon against terrorism. The first flight of the prototype was on 2nd February 2001. It is powered by a 670 kW Turboprop engine. With a weight of 4760 kg, it is four times heavier than the MQ-1 and has a ten times higher payload. External droptanks, Air-to-Ground missiles and precision bombs can be monted on four external pylons. For reconnaissance rules and target detection it is equipped with a radar and Infra-red sensors.
- The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (formerly named Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force. UAVs are also referred to as drones. The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the U.S. Air Force to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.
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- NASA version Ikhana
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*Raytheon SeaVue Marine Search Radar, on the Guardian variants
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* Up to 14 AGM-114 Hellfire air to ground missiles can be carried or four Hellfire missiles and two GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs. The 500 lb GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition can also be carried. Testing is underway to support the operation of the AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missile.
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| - The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (formerly named Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force. UAVs are also referred to as drones. The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the U.S. Air Force to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. The MQ-9 is a larger, heavier, and more capable aircraft than the earlier MQ-1 Predator; it can be controlled by the same ground systems used to control MQ-1s. The Reaper has a 950-shaft-horsepower (712 kW) turboprop engine, far more powerful than the Predator's piston engine. The power increase allows the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance payload and cruise at almost three times the speed of the MQ-1. The aircraft is monitored and controlled by aircrew in the Ground Control Station (GCS), including weapons employment. In 2008, the New York Air National Guard 174th Fighter Wing began the transition from F-16 piloted fighters to MQ-9 Reapers, becoming the first fighter squadron conversion to an all–unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) attack squadron. In March 2011, the U.S. Air Force was training more pilots for advanced unmanned aerial vehicles than for any other single weapons system. The Reaper is also used by the United States Navy, the CIA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, NASA, and others. Then Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General T. Michael Moseley said, "We've moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles before Operation Iraqi Freedom, to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper."
- In the year 2000, General Atomics developed for the Department of Defense, based on the MQ-1 Predator, an UAV which should be a larger and more powerful Hunter-killer UAV, to act as a weapon against terrorism. The first flight of the prototype was on 2nd February 2001. It is powered by a 670 kW Turboprop engine. With a weight of 4760 kg, it is four times heavier than the MQ-1 and has a ten times higher payload. External droptanks, Air-to-Ground missiles and precision bombs can be monted on four external pylons. For reconnaissance rules and target detection it is equipped with a radar and Infra-red sensors. In February 2003, the drone was first called MQ-9A, while it was currnetly planned to call it Predator B, and in September 2006 it was first called MQ-9 Reaper. In November 2006, the first Reaper squadron was founded ( 42nd Attack Squadron ) on Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. At the beginning of 2009, 28 Reapers were in service by the US Air Force, but the USAF planned to buy 60 additional in the next few years.
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