MQ-1 Predator UAV carrying two Hellfire missiles.
MQ-1 Predator is a system to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information, consisting of four aircrafts (with sensors), a ground control station, a Predator Primary Satellite Link and approximately 50 personnel for deployed 24-hour operations.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition
Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated
Power Plant: Rotax 914F four cylinder engine producing 115 horsepower
Length: 27 feet (8.22 meters)
Height: 6.9 feet (2.1 meters)
Weight: 1,130 pounds ( 512 kilograms) empty
Wingspan: 48.7 feet (14.8 meters)
Speed: Cruise speed around 84 mph (70 knots), up to 135 mph
Range: up to 400 nautical miles (454 miles)
Ceiling: up to 25,000 feet (7,620 meters)
Fuel Capacity: 665 pounds (100 gallons)
Armament: two laser-guided AGM-114 Hellfire missiles
Unit Cost: $5 million
Competing Model: Israeli Shoval.