MQ-1 Predator

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The MQ-1 Predator is a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft best known for pioneering long-endurance, medium-altitude surveillance and precision strike missions using onboard sensors and Hellfire missiles.

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MQ-1 Predator canonical 3
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator 1
General Atomics Predator family 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft
remotely piloted aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle
armament AGM-114 Hellfire
surface form: AGM-114 Hellfire missile
controlType remote control from ground station
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 0
cruiseSpeed approximately 84 knots
dataLink line-of-sight communications
satellite communications
designationByUSAF MQ-1 Predator self-linksurface differs
surface form: MQ-1
developedBy General Atomics
surface form: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
endurance over 20 hours
engineModel Rotax 914F
engineType piston engine
enteredServiceWith United States Air Force
firstFlight 1994
introduced 1995
length approximately 8.2 m
manufacturer General Atomics
surface form: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 1,020 kg
notableCapability long-endurance surveillance
medium-altitude operations
precision strike with Hellfire missiles
operatorType intelligence agency
military
originalDesignation MQ-1 Predator self-linksurface differs
surface form: RQ-1 Predator
primaryMission intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
precision strike
propulsion pusher propeller
retiredFrom United States Air Force
retirementDate 2018
role reconnaissance aircraft
surveillance aircraft
unmanned combat aerial vehicle
sensor electro-optical camera
infrared camera
synthetic aperture radar
serviceCeiling approximately 25,000 ft
successor General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
surface form: MQ-9 Reaper
usedBy Central Intelligence Agency
Aeronautica Militare
surface form: Italian Air Force

Royal Moroccan Air Force
Turkish Air Force
United States Air Force
usedInConflict Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

Global War on Terrorism
surface form: War on Terror
wingConfiguration high-wing monoplane
wingspan approximately 17.0 m

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle developedFrom MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1C Gray Eagle variantOf MQ-1 Predator
this entity surface form: General Atomics Predator family
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper developedFrom MQ-1 Predator
this entity surface form: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
AGM-114 Hellfire notablePlatform MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1 Predator designationByUSAF MQ-1 Predator self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MQ-1
MQ-1 Predator originalDesignation MQ-1 Predator self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: RQ-1 Predator