General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an American remotely piloted aircraft built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency.
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19 Facts About MQ-1 Predator
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RQ-1 MQ-1 Predator was the primary remotely piloted aircraft used for offensive operations by the USAF and the CIA in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas from 2001 until the introduction of the MQ-9 Reaper; it has been deployed elsewhere.
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The MQ-1 Predator gives little warning of attack because it is relatively quiet and the Hellfire is supersonic, so it strikes before it is heard by the target.
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MQ-1 Predator believed that CIA pressure and practical interest were causing the USAF's armed Predator program to be significantly accelerated.
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Foreign sales were an option, but the MQ-1 Predator is subject to limitations of the Missile Technology Control Regime because it can be armed; export markets are limited by the existence of the Reaper.
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The MQ-1 Predator was officially retired from USAF service in March 2018.
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Since its first flight in July 1994, the MQ-1 Predator series accumulated over 1,000,000 flight hours and maintained a fleet fully mission capable rate over 90 percent.
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The wreckage of the first MQ-1 Predator was handed over to Russia, according to Serb sources.
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On 16 February 2001 at Nellis Air Force Base, a MQ-1 Predator successfully fired three Hellfire AGM-114C missiles into a target.
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On 5 May 2013, an MQ-1 Predator surpassed 20,000 flight hours over Afghanistan by a single Predator.
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MQ-1 Predator P107 achieved the milestone while flying a 21-hour combat mission; P107 was first delivered in October 2004.
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An Iraqi MiG-25 shot down a MQ-1 Predator performing reconnaissance over the no fly zone in Iraq on 23 December 2002.
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On 14 May 2019, a United Arab Emirates MQ-1 Predator was shot down by Houthi fire during a night flight in Saana, Houthi fighters used an air-to-air missile with a modified land operator device.
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On 25 June 2011, US MQ-1 Predator drones attacked an Al-Shabaab training camp south of Kismayo.
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On 1 November 2012, two Iranian Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft engaged an unarmed MQ-1 Predator conducting routine surveillance over the Persian Gulf just before 05:00 EST.
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The US stated that the MQ-1 Predator was over international waters, 16 miles away from Iran and never entered its airspace.
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On 17 March 2015, a US MQ-1 Predator was shot down by a Syrian government S-125 SAM battery when it overflew the Port of Latakia, a region not involved in the international military operation.
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MQ-1 Predator has been licensed for sale to Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.
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