RQ-1 Predator photos (39 in total)
An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission
An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission in a deployed environment on a flightline in Southwest Asia during a deployability test in Sept. The test was performed by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron.Source: US Air Force
Testers time Reaper's ability to deploy
A team of testers lifts the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a landing gear operational check. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested the Reaper system's ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of mission tasking. The team performed the testing at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, from Sept. 4 through 25.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan
An MQ-9 Reaper goes through an engine check on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (2)
An aircrew member inspects the weapons loadout on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (3)
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The MQ-9 has nearly nine times the range, can fly twice as high and carries more munitions than the MQ-1 Predator. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (4)
An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained at deployed locations, while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (5)
Aircrews perform a preflight check on an MQ-9 Reaper before it takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is larger and more heavily-armed than the MQ-1 Predator and attacks time-sensitive targets with persistence and precision, to destroy or disable those targets.Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (6)
A maintenance Airman inspects an MQ-9 Reaper in Afghanistan Oct. 1. Capable of striking enemy targets with on-board weapons, the Reaper has conducted close air support and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (7)
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper has completed 12 missions since its inaugural flight there Sept. 25. (Courtesy photo)Source: US Air Force
An MQ-1 Predator @ Creech AFB
Air Force maintainers preflight an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle Sept. 7 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Reed
Source: US Air Force
