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	Knowledge King - RQ-1 Predator
		In April 1996, the United States Secretary of Defense selected the United States Air Force as the operating service for the RQ-1A Predator system.
		The Predator system was designed in response to a United States Department of Defense requirement to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to the warfighter.
		The Predator air vehicle and sensors are commanded and controlled by its GCS via a C-band line-of-sight data link or a Ku-band satellite data link for beyond-line-of-sight operations.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/r/rq/rq_1_predator.html (747 words)

	RQ-1 Predator Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) UAV
		The success of the Predator during this exercise played a substantial role in the decision to deploy it to the European theater in the summer of 1995.
		The debate over how the Navy would use Predator to fulfill its MAE requirement went on for many months; finally, a Marinization Study was completed on 01 Oct 1996.
		The Predator, assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., was performing an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission when the propeller lost forward thrust and caused the aircraft to crash.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/systems/predator.htm (1867 words)

	[13.0] Modern US Endurance UAVs
		Initially, these Predators only had the Skyball turret payload, but they were withdrawn to the US for fitting the SAR payload, and then returned in the spring of 1996.
		The Predator was a particularly important element in the campaign, being used by the USAF to locate high-priority targets for air strikes.
		The Predator is fitted with a number of datalink antennas, for control or data download via a direct RF or satellite link.
	www.vectorsite.net /twuav13.html (5080 words)

	Predator
		Predator also uses a laser designator to identify, target, cue and direct other aircraft such as F-15s and F-18s, enabling them to employ precision-guided munitions to destroy targets.
		IN JANUARY 2001, the face of combat and the role of airpower changed with the launch of a Hellfire missile from Predator during demonstrations conducted by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and USAF.
		Predator achievements include the first-ever demonstrated capability to destroy ground targets from a UAV and the capability to find, fix, track, target, destroy and conduct battle damage assessment on a target using a single platform.
	www.global-defence.com /2003/predator_03.htm (777 words)

	RQ-1 Predator accident report released
		The Predator, which belonged to the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., was returning from a reconnaissance mission over Kosovo in support of Operation Allied Force.
		The two Predator pilots, who control the aircraft from a ground station, executed critical action procedures but were unable to land the aircraft safely.
		According to the report, the pilots' attention became too focused on flying the Predator in icing and weather conditions they had rarely encountered.
	www.fas.org /irp/program/collect/docs/n19991223_992294.htm (181 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Rq'
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	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /r/rq/index.html (26 words)

	Army Technology - Predator - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
		Predators are currently in production for the US Air Force and are operational with the USAF 11th and 15th Reconnaissance Squadrons.
		Predator UAVs have been operational in Bosnia since 1995, where they have flown over 600 missions in support of NATO, UN and US operations.
		In May 1998 General Atomics was awarded a Block 1 Upgrade contract to expand the capabilities of the Predator system.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/predator (1276 words)

	Predators move to Balad
		The RQ-1 Predator unit is one of Balad’s newest missions.
		-- Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hicks replaces a directional antenna mounting unit on an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle before it begins a mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		Although the Army initially led the Predator program, Pentagon officials chose the Air Force as the lead service in 1995.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1090259/posts (1725 words)

	Operation Blind Fury. War in Afghanistan.
		The RQ-1 Predator is an unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance system designed to provide military commanders high resolution, real-time imagery of large population areas.
		The RQ-1 Predator crash was not the result of hostile fire, and the aircraft was completely destroyed.
		MACDILL AFB, FL - A United States Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle on a routine mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM crash landed on returning to its base in the Central Command theater of operations.
	www.aeronautics.ru /archive/vif2_project/news_0054.htm (86 words)

	Antares Models 1/48 RQ-1 Predator
		One Predator is rumored to have taken on a Mig-31 using it's Stingers?
		Most Predators are or were done in a plain overall gloss white with yellow prop tips and semi gloss black gear legs.
		1.) Remove 1/8 of an inch from one end of each of the stabilizers.
	www.ipmsusa.org /Reviews/Kits/Aircraft/Antares_48_Predator/Antares_48_Predator.htm (1093 words)

	BBC NEWS World Americas Fact file: RQ-1 Predator
		Iraq shot down two Predators being used to enforce the "no-fly zones" and others during the war in 2003.
		The curious-looking Predator is a drone spy plane - it has no on-board pilot.
		One was used by the CIA to kill six al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen in November 2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2557631.stm (288 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. loses many military drones - Jan. 2, 2003
		The RQ-1 Predator entered service in 1994 while still being tested, according to Air Force officials.
		Nearly 30 Predators of 60 to 70 in the fleet have been lost since the plane entered service in 1994, according to an Air Force official.
		Since August 2001, the Air Force has lost nine Predators in the U.S.-led war against the Taliban regime and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and over southern Iraq while patrolling the no-fly zone established by the United States and Britain after the 1991 Gulf War to protect Shiites from the Saddam Hussein regime.
	cnn.com /2003/US/01/02/sproject.irq.predator.losses/index.html (514 words)

	The Problem With the Predator
		Predator imagery was used to call in F/A-18 jets, which bombed the building, reportedly killing a senior lieutenant of bin Laden, the Egyptian Mohammed Atef as well as others.
		Such an inauspicious beginning was soon followed by another Predator crash on November 2, 2001 in Afghanistan, two more crashes during the week of January 21, 2002, and another crash on May 17, 2002 in the hills near the U.S. air base in Jacobabad, Pakistan.
		In the summer of 2001 some Predators were equipped with two of Lockheed's Hellfire AGM-114 laser-guided anti-tank missiles [$45,000 apiece].
	www.cursor.org /stories/dronesyndrome.htm (2072 words)

	Military robot - RecipeFacts
		Already remarkable success has been achieved with unmanned aerial vehicles like the Predator drone, which are capable of taking surveillance photographs, and even accurately launching missiles at ground targets, without a pilot.
		A subclass of these are Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles, which are designed to carry out strike missions in combat.
		Such systems are currently being researched by a number of militaries.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Military_robot (359 words)

	USATODAY.com - Grand Challenge showcases dazzling technology
		After all, we've seen the Air Force's RQ-1 Predator drone — sorry, "unmanned aerial vehicle" — in the news enough.
		Last year, when the prize was a mere $1 million, no one finished.
		But the Predator isn't autonomous: it's remote controlled.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-10-13-robot-race_x.htm (1364 words)

	NOVA Battle Plan Under Fire RQ-1 Predator (USA) PBS
		Having demonstrated its worth in the skies over the Balkans and most recently in Afghanistan and the Middle East, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems RQ-1 Predator is a fixture in the U.S. Air Force, which has more than 60.
		Within a 450-mile range, Predator can provide 14 to 16 hours of surveillance via high definition color television, infrared cameras, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) before returning to its base.
		Though Predator was designed purely for reconnaissance use, several of these UAVs have been equipped with Hellfire antitank missiles and have successfully hit their targets.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/wartech/uavs_18.html (116 words)

	Air Force Link - Aircraft
		The pre-production version Predator aircraft was designated RQ-1K, but the entire system with all the components was designated the RQ-1A.
		In April 1996, the Secretary of Defense selected the USAF as the operating service for the RQ-1 Predator system, and the system entered production in August 1997.
		Within a year, Predators deployed to Europe, where they proved their value in operations over Bosnia from July 1995 to March 1996.
	www.af.mil /history/aircraft.asp?dec=1990&pid=123006556 (537 words)

	General Atomics RQ-1 Predator
		The RQ-1 Predator was designed as a reconnaissance aircraft capable of being remotely piloted from beyond visual range through a satellite data link.
		In 2001, a Predator successfully test fired a Hellfire anti-tank missile at a stationary target.
		First flown in 1994, the Predator has proven its reconnaissance ability in Bosnia and other deployments.
	www.shanaberger.com /RQ-1.htm (89 words)

	General Atomics RQ/MQ-1 Predator
		The Predator, which first flew in July 1994, was based on GA-ASI's earlier Gnat-750 UAV, which was itself derived from Amber vehicle, built in the late 1980s.
		Further improvements of the Predator system, designated as Block 10 and 20, are also known to have been procured, but details of the upgrades are not available.
		Development of the upgraded Block 1 version of the Predator system began in 1998, and was completed in the 2000/01 time frame.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/app2/q-1.html (1035 words)

	The Predator UAV Page 2 - Click Trip - Model Airplane News
		The RQ-1 Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition missions.
		With its redesigned tail surfaces, the General Atomics RQ-1B Predator is the latest version of the UAV.
		The Predators based at the 11th RS, however, remain fully assembled and are treated and operated as full-size aircraft.
	www.modelairplanenews.com /click_trips/dec03/uav_2.asp (428 words)

	Hobbico X-Planes 1/144 RQ-1 Predator - hcas7100
		This RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is a 1:144 Scale Replica from XPlanes' Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Series by Model Maker.
		The Predator is an unmanned aircraft that's equipped with cameras and radar to collect intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information.
		Images and Descriptions are representative only, actual items may vary.
	www.hobbylinc.com /htm/hca/hcas7100.htm (78 words)

	BBC NEWS UK Wales Mid Fears over unmanned spy planes
		The RQ-1 Predator spy plane was developed in the 1990s
		There are worries that a flight path to test pilotless spy planes could be created across mid Wales.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3919219.stm (515 words)

	BBC Mundo Especiales EL MÚSCULO ALIADO
		El Predator tiene un aspecto raro, claro que se trata de un avión no tripulado, parte de un altamente sofisticado programa de recolección de Inteligencia.
		En total incluye cuatro aviones, una estación de control en tierra, un enlace satelital y es operado por 55 personas.
	www.bbc.co.uk /spanish/specials/militaryhardware/support_predator.shtml (182 words)

	DefendAmerica Photo Essay - RQ-1 Predator
		A U.S. Air Force crew chief from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron completes post flight inspections of an RQ-1 Predator, Sept. 15, 2004, at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
		The Predator is a remotely piloted vehicle that provides real-time surveillance imagery.
	www.defendamerica.mil /photoessays/sep2004/p092004a1.html (40 words)

	The Predator UAV Page 1 - Click Trip - Model Airplane News
		On February 16, 2001, the RQ-1B Predator became the first UAV to successfully aim and fire a live Hellfire-C laser-guided missile; it struck and destroyed an unmanned stationary target (an Army tank).
		The RQ-1 Predator is one of the most popular UAVs in use today, it carries out many hazardous tasks with its pilot safely on the ground.
		One of the most popular UAVs is the RQ-1 Predator manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in San Diego, CA.
	www.modelairplanenews.com /click_trips/dec03/uav_1.asp (362 words)

	GCS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ground Control Station in telecommunications (see also: RQ-1 Predator).
		German Church School social project of the german speaking church congregation of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
		GCS is a three-letter abbreviation which has multiple meanings, including:
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/GCS (150 words)

	DefendAmerica Photo Essay - RQ-1 Predaator
		U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rob Kaarlel, a crew chief from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, dusts the wing of the RQ-1 Predator at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2004.
	www.defendamerica.mil /photoessays/sep2004/p092004a2.html (55 words)

	UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Predator Global Hawk
		Optical resolution was 1 foot directly under flight path.
		In the end though the Model 154 never was allowed to fly the mission for which it was designed.
		The KA-80A camera system could take a stream of pictures with a swath of 43 miles over a 1,720 mile stretch of ground.
	www.danshistory.com /uav.shtml (2402 words)

	General Atomics MQ-9 Predator B
		The Predator B is essentially a scaled-up derivative of the RQ/MQ-1 Predator, the major difference in layout being the more conventional upward V-tail.
		The Predator B is a larger and more powerful derivative of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.'s (GA-ASI) successful RQ/MQ-1 Predator multi-mission UAV.
		After the U.S. Air Force had successfully "weaponized" its RQ-1 Predator, it became interested in the more powerful Predator B.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/app2/q-9.html (397 words)

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