In April 1996, the secretary of defense selected the U.S. Air Force as the operating service for the RQ-1 Predator system. The "R" is the Department of Defense designation for reconnaissance aircraft.

Airmen have created the Air Force's first MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) Electronic Combat Officers (ECO) course. As MQ-1/9 aircraft require satellite signals to ...

The undated video animation shows an image of a drone approaching what looks like a remote US military outpost. Wright-Patterson is also home to Air Force Materiel Command, which “conducts ...

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Designed as a follow-up to the MQ-1 Predator ... Even as the U.S. Air Force seeks to develop more autonomous and capable drones, the MQ-9 has continued to be updated and enhanced.

The US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. It is used primarily for intelligence collection and precision strikes against targets on the ground.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deployed an unmanned aircraft to support its ground mission on the northern border. After a delay of two days for maintenance and weather, an MQ-9 ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force has appointed a three-member special committee following the recovery of the drone by a group of fishermen approximately 35 nautical miles off the Trincomalee coast on ...

A Russian UAV was downed in the sky over Kyiv. Details: Shortly afterwards, Klitschko reported that the threat of drones extended to the right bank of the city as well. The Ukrainian Air Force also ...