.jpg) An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan Image by Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Alice CreechGeneral Atomics MQ-9 Reaper General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper American unmanned aerial vehicle The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is a medium-altitude long-endurance 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 are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the USAF to indicate ground control by humans.[2][3] Quick facts MQ-9 Reaper / Predator B, Type ... MQ-9 Reaper / Predator B U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper armed with a Paveway and 2 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles General information Type Unmanned combat aerial vehicle National origin United… (Source: Wikipedia)
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