The MQ-1 Predator is an American remotely piloted aircraft built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, originally designed for surveillance and reconnaissance, and it entered United States military service in 1995. The airframe was subsequently modified to carry weapons, most notably two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, transforming a reconnaissance platform into an armed strike aircraft capable of both watching and engaging a target without risking a human pilot. The Predator was deployed extensively across a wide range of conflicts, including the war in Afghanistan, operations in Pakistan and Yemen, the NATO intervention in Bosnia, the Iraq War, the 2011 Libyan civil war, the intervention in Syria from 2014 and operations in Somalia. The United States Air Force retired the MQ-1 Predator in 2018, replacing it with the larger and more capable MQ-9 Reaper, but the type's success established the armed remotely piloted aircraft as a lasting category of modern military weapon system.
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Weapon ClassUnmanned aerial vehicle 1 Introduced Year Classification
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Weapon Class (category)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 1 Connections
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The MQ-1 Predator became the defining armed drone of the 2001-2021 Afghanistan campaign, used for both surveillance and strike missions
The MQ-1 Predator drone became a central American surveillance and strike platform of the War in Afghanistan
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The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator 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).
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The aircraft entered service in 1995, and saw combat in the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the NATO intervention in Bosnia, the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the Iraq War, Yemen, the 2011 Libyan civil war, the 2014 intervention in Syria, and Somalia.
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The United States Air Force retired the MQ-1 Predator in 2018, replacing it with the larger and more capable MQ-9 Reaper, but the type's success established the armed remotely piloted aircraft as a lasting category of modern military weapon system
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Used In: Iraq War, Wikipedia article text
The aircraft entered service in 1995, and saw combat in the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the NATO intervention in Bosnia, the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the Iraq War, Yemen, the 2011 Libyan civil war, the 2014 intervention in Syria, and Somalia.
Operated By: United States Air Force, Wikipedia article text
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).
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