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C/3C Lucas Carlson
UAV Systems
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• Development• Mission• Specifications• Employment
Overview
• 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 Israel
History
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• 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 1998
History
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• Surveillance• Reconnaissance• Objective Localization• Combat Support• Attack
Mission
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• 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
• 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
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• 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 Aircraft
Employment
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• Development• Mission• Specifications• Employment
Conclusion
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