Wednesday, December 03, 2008

RQ-1 Predator

IOC: 1995
Total Production: 223

MQ-1B Predator Block X

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
General Atomics

Family Members
Altair
Mariner
MQ-1 Predator
MQ-9A Reaper
RQ-1B Predator

Guided Missiles:
AGM-114K Hellfire II (4)

Description: The MQ-1B Block X is a new version of the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) utilizing a Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) and leveraging technologies from the MQ-9 Reaper and Warrior/ERMP Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs). The new Predator version will have a max takeoff weight of 3,200-lb and would carry up to four Hellfire anti-armor missiles.

The US Air Force awarded a $10.1 million contract to General Atomics for the design, fabrication, integration, and testing of the MQ-1B Block X aircraft on May 7, 2007.

Specifications
Accommodation: Unmanned

Weights: Max Weight 3,200 lb (1,452 kg)

Internet Resources
defenselink.mil

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

Leave Feedback >>