The Air Force has already begun transitioning from the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft to the MQ-9 Reaper, but the Predator will be officially retired by summer 2018. Airmen have flown the ...

The United States military has been operating drones for decades, but there's one Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that most people know: the MQ-1 Predator, which is one of the best military drones in ...

A new non-combat record was set on Oct. 2, 2012 by the 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron which flew six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously ...

The remotely-piloted aircraft that ushered in the armed unmanned air vehicle revolution, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1, will be put out to pasture by 2018, after more than two decades ...

Iran says its IRGC air defence systems shot down a US MQ-1 drone over Isfahan, marking another escalation in the ongoing conflict. The claim follows earlier reports of Iranian forces downing US ...

The US Air Force will redesignate eight General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator reconnaissance squadrons as "attack" units. The name chance has been approved by US Air Force leadership in ...

The US Air Force is finally phasing out the Predator unmanned military drone, which was involved in multiple conflicts over the last 20 years US Air Force After over 20 years in service, the US Air ...

A U.S. Air ForceMQ-1 Predatordrone crashed after takeoff from Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey, on Monday -- just four days after the same type of unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in the same region. In ...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday claimed that its forces had brought down a US MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered Iranian territorial waters, according to a report by the ...

The MQ-9 has been widely used for counterterrorism operations, close air support, and border surveillance missions. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely piloted aircraft ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force is preparing to phase out its MQ-1 Predator drones in favor of an all-MQ-9 Reaper fleet in 2018. The Predator's retirement will effectively conclude the unmanned ...