INDIAN SPRINGS -- While an unmanned Predator spy plane flew a training mission Monday over Creech Air Force Base, another one somewhere over Iraq or Afghanistan controlled via satellite link by a crew ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered the Air Force to put nearly all of its unmanned Predator aircraft into the skies over the Middle East, forcing the service to take steps that ...

The phase-out of the MQ-1 already has started, so it’s an appropriate time to say thank you to the Predator for 20-plus years of selfless service. (Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt/Air Force) The remotely ...

These final tests were also an eye-opening success. Fast forward six months later and the armed Predator, eventually dubbed the "MQ-1," fired its first missile in combat during the opening night of ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced that its Predator ®-series family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), encompassing Predator, Predator B, ...

SAN DIEGO – 15 January 2014 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic ...

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A significant milestone was reached more than two years ahead of schedule with the beginning of the 24th MQ-1 Predator combat air patrol in the war on terrorism. This combat air ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFA AIR, SPACE & CYBER – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), radars, and electro-optic and ...

The Air Force is launching a full-court press to meet increased demand from combat commanders for more drone missions such as those controlled from Creech Air Force Base to fight the nation's global ...

JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Capt. Timothy Rott has completed some unique training for the U.S. Air Force. His graduating class of 10 became the first officers trained to fly remote-piloted vehicles for the Air ...

John Venable, who served 25 years in the Air Force, is a senior research fellow for defense policy at The Heritage Foundation. March 9 marks the end of an incredible run for one of the most ...

A new, larger model of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.’s Predator C Avenger aircraft made its first flight on Oct. 27, the company said Nov. 10. A bigger body and a larger fuel tank give the ...