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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 979924" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>HEY TEX,</p><p></p><p>i dont think you and MR PEABODY went far enough back into the way back machine. The DRONES go back to CLINTON in 1995!!</p><p></p><p>RQ-1 / MQ-1 Predator</p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/081131-friend-7734Q-001.jpg/300px-081131-friend-7734Q-001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Role</p><p>Remote piloted aircraft, UAV</p><p>Manufacturer</p><p>General Atomics Aeronautical Systems</p><p>First flight</p><p>July 1994</p><p>Introduction</p><p>July 1995</p><p>Status</p><p>In service</p><p>Primary user</p><p>United States Air Force</p><p>Produced</p><p>1995–present</p><p>Number built</p><p>360 (285 RQ-1, 75 MQ-1)</p><p>Program cost</p><p>US$2.38 billion (2011)</p><p>Unit cost</p><p>US$4.03 million (2010)</p><p>Developed from</p><p>General Atomics GNATVariants</p><p>General Atomics MQ-1C Grey Eagle</p><p>Developed intoGeneral Atomics MQ-9 Reaper</p><p></p><p>The <strong>General Atomics MQ-1 Predator</strong> is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. <span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.</strong></span></p><p>The USAF describes the Predator as a "Tier II" MALE UAS (medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system). The UAS consists of four aircraft or "air vehicles" with sensors, a ground control station (GCS), and a primary satellite link communication suite.[SUP]<span style="font-size: 10px">[4]</span>[/SUP] Powered by a Rotax engine and driven by a propeller, the air vehicle can fly up to 400 nautical miles (740 km) to a target, loiter overhead for 14 hours, then return to its base.</p><p>Following 2001, the RQ-1 Predator drone became the primary UAV used for offensive operations by the USAF and the CIA in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas; it has also been deployed elsewhere. Because offensive uses of the Predator are classified, U.S. military officials have reported an appreciation for the intelligence and reconnaissance-gathering abilities of UAVs but declined to publicly discuss their offensive use.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Sorry slick, but the drone program goes back to CLINTON and not BUSH and CHENEY. It was BUSH and CHENEY who continued CLINTONS program but thanks for playing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Its amazing how silly people can be with made up facts heard from Rush Limbaugh who just today repeated the same claim as you did.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Peace</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">TOS</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 979924, member: 17969"] HEY TEX, i dont think you and MR PEABODY went far enough back into the way back machine. The DRONES go back to CLINTON in 1995!! RQ-1 / MQ-1 Predator [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/081131-friend-7734Q-001.jpg/300px-081131-friend-7734Q-001.jpg[/IMG] Role Remote piloted aircraft, UAV Manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems First flight July 1994 Introduction July 1995 Status In service Primary user United States Air Force Produced 1995–present Number built 360 (285 RQ-1, 75 MQ-1) Program cost US$2.38 billion (2011) Unit cost US$4.03 million (2010) Developed from General Atomics GNATVariants General Atomics MQ-1C Grey Eagle Developed intoGeneral Atomics MQ-9 Reaper The [B]General Atomics MQ-1 Predator[/B] is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. [SIZE=5][B]The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.[/B][/SIZE] The USAF describes the Predator as a "Tier II" MALE UAS (medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system). The UAS consists of four aircraft or "air vehicles" with sensors, a ground control station (GCS), and a primary satellite link communication suite.[SUP][SIZE=2][4][/SIZE][/SUP] Powered by a Rotax engine and driven by a propeller, the air vehicle can fly up to 400 nautical miles (740 km) to a target, loiter overhead for 14 hours, then return to its base. Following 2001, the RQ-1 Predator drone became the primary UAV used for offensive operations by the USAF and the CIA in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas; it has also been deployed elsewhere. Because offensive uses of the Predator are classified, U.S. military officials have reported an appreciation for the intelligence and reconnaissance-gathering abilities of UAVs but declined to publicly discuss their offensive use. [SIZE=5]Sorry slick, but the drone program goes back to CLINTON and not BUSH and CHENEY. It was BUSH and CHENEY who continued CLINTONS program but thanks for playing. Its amazing how silly people can be with made up facts heard from Rush Limbaugh who just today repeated the same claim as you did. Peace TOS[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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