Name: | General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle | General Atomics MQ-1 Predator |
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Type: | medium-altitude, long-endurance | medium-altitude, long-endurance |
Origin: | United States | United States |
Produced: | 2004 | 1995–2018 |
Unit cost: | $ 90,9 milion | - |
Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle and General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1 Predator - UCAV (unmanned combat aerial vehicle) manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - an American defense and energy corporation. It was used by United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. The drone was used in Afghanistan, Pakistan, as well as during the intervention of NATO in Bosnia. Recently, it was used in 2014, during the intervention in Syria.
Specifications
Range: | 1,250 km (777 mi) | |
Max speed: | 309 km/h | 217 km/h |
Service ceiling: | 8,900 m | 7,600 m |
Weight empty: | 513 kg (1,130 lb) | |
Weight max: | 1,633 kg (3,600 lb) | 1020 kg (2,249 lb) |
Armament: | 4 hardpoints, 4 × AGM-114 Hellfire or 8 × AIM-92 Stinger, 4 × GBU-44/B Viper Strike | 2 hardpoints to carry combinations of 2 × AGM-114 Hellfire (MQ-1B), 4 × AIM-92 Stinger (MQ-1B), 6 × AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missiles |
Range
Dimensions
Length: | 8.53 m | 8.23 m |
Width: | 17 m | 14.8 m |
Height: | 2.1 m | 2.1 m |
Images
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator