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General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is a remote piloted aircraft/ unmanned combat aerial vehicle originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
United StatesGeneral Atomics MQ-1 Predator
Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modifieden.wikipedia.org ↗ · Field absent
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"Predator drone" and "Predator plane" redirect here. For other drones, see Predator B and Predator C . For other uses, see Predator (disambiguation) . RQ-1 / MQ-1 Predator A US Air Force MQ-1 armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles General information Type Remote piloted aircraft/ unmanned combat aeria
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United States
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
In limited service
United States Air Force (retired) Italian Air Force (retired) Turkish Air Force Royal Moroccan Air Force
360 (285 RQ-1, 75 MQ-1)
1995–2018
1 July 1995
3 July 1994
9 March 2018 (USAF)
General Atomics Gnat
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
0, 3 on ground out of theater (remote pilot, sensor operator, and intelligence analyst), with in-theater ground handling crew
27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
48 ft 7 in (14.8 m) MQ-1B Block 10/15: 55.2 ft (16.84 m)
6 ft 11 in (2.1 m)
123.3 sq ft (11.45 m 2 )
1,130 lb (513 kg)
2,249 lb (1,020 kg)
851 lb (387 kg)
1 × Rotax 914F 4-cylinder air-cooled turbocharged horizontally-opposed piston engine, 115 hp (86 kW)
117 kn (135 mph, 217 km/h)
70 kn (81 mph, 130 km/h) to 90 kn (100 mph; 170 km/h)
675 nmi (777 mi, 1,250 km)
24 hours
25,000 ft (7,600 m)
2 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: 2 × AGM-114 Hellfire (MQ-1B) 4 × Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) (MQ-1B) 6 × AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missiles
19
2-bladed constant-speed pusher propeller
54 kn (62 mph, 100 km/h)
2 × AGM-114 Hellfire (MQ-1B) 4 × Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) (MQ-1B) 6 × AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missiles
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United States Air Force (retired) Italian Air Force (retired) Turkish Air Force Royal Moroccan Air Force
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United Arab Emirates