Predator B ER drone completes endurance flight

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The Predator B (AKA the MQ-9 Reaper) is a pretty impressive bit of machinery. The unmanned military drone has an official range of 1,151 mi (1,852 km, 1,000 nautical miles), and a flight endurance when fully loaded of 14 hours, but for the US Air Force that isn't good enough. At this year’s Farnborough Airshow, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc, the builder of the Predator B, announced the second successful endurance flight of its Predator B Extended Range (ER) Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which flew from June 17 to June 18 as part of a program to improve the Predator’s endurance and capabilities... Continue Reading Predator B ER drone completes endurance flight



Section: Military



Tags: Aircraft, Drone, Farnborough Airshow, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Predator, UAV, US Air Force



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