C/3C Lucas Carlson UAV Systems

Development Mission Specifications EmploymentOverview 2

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles improving since 1849 First radio-controlled UAV, the Queen Bee, was developed by the British Royal Navy Multiple military UAVs developed between 1930 and 1980 – Pioneer from IsraelHistory 3

Pioneer design taken from Israel and developed into today’s MQ-1 Predator MQ-9 Reaper next generation of the Predator developed in 2001 RQ-4 Global Hawk developed specifically for use in the middle east in 1998History 4

Surveillance Reconnaissance Objective Localization Combat Support AttackMission 5

MQ-1 Predator – Cruise Speed 103 MPH – Ceiling 25,000 Feet – Endurance of 24 Hours – Armament 2 AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles – Based: Creech Air Force Base, Nevada MQ-1 Specifications 6

MQ-9 Reaper – Cruise Speed 230 MPH – Ceiling 50,000 Feet – Endurance of 14 Hours – Armament Up to 14 AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles Also capable of carrying GBU-12 and GBU-38 MQ-9 Specifications

RQ-4 Global Hawk – Cruise Speed 357 MPH – Ceiling 60,000 Feet – Endurance of 28 Hours – Utilizes Hughes Integrated Surveillance & Reconnaissance (HISAR) imaging system – Based: Beale Air Force Base, California Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota RQ-4 Specifications

Missions run by the military are “overt” Missions run by the CIA are “covert” UAVs have been used in every U.S. war or operation since WWI MQ-1Total Force of 164 Aircraft MQ-9 Total Force of 104 Aircraft RQ-4 Total Force of 20 AircraftEmployment 9

Development Mission Specifications EmploymentConclusion 10

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