The Predator is part of a remotely piloted aircraft system. A fully operational system consists ... aircraft system continues to provide required armed intelligence, surveillance, and ...

Later renamed the Predator ... a drone? Initial testing of beefed-up, missile-equipped drones was completed in 2001, and soon after the September 11 attacks the first weaponized Predators, armed ...

Today, the armed services own nearly 8,000. Drones of all sizes are now integral to combat operations, primarily providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Prior to the Predator ...

Read full article: Regency Square Mall’s ... for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion.

A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport, Afghanistan; illustrative, June 13, 2010. (credit: REUTERS/MASSOUD HOSSAINI/POOL) The drones ...

In a big boost to the armed forces, India has signed a deal with the United States to acquire 31 MQ-9B Predator drones. The Indian Navy is likely to get 15 of the drones, which will be the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military ...