kevnjenn's Predator Travel Bug
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I see you! This travel bug's mission is to travel the world collecting intelligence data (photos) at various sources (caches). Enjoy.
On quiet nights in Iraq a couple of years ago, these could occasionally be heard buzzing overhead, keeping watch. The MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which the United States Air Force describes as a MAE (Medium-Altitude, Endurance) UAV system. It can serve in a reconnaissance role and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, and Yemen. It is remote-controlled by humans, not an autonomous aircraft.
The MQ-1 Predator is a system, not just an aircraft. The fully operational system consists of four air vehicles (with sensors), a ground control station (GCS), a Predator primary satellite link communication suite, and 55 people. In the over-all U.S. Air Force integrated UAV system the Predator is considered a "Tier II" vehicle.
The Predator system was initially designated the RQ-1 Predator. The "R" is the Department of Defense designation for reconnaissance, "Q" means unmanned aircraft system. The "1" describes it as being the first of a series of aircraft systems built for unmanned reconnaissance.
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