Technology Aerospace

Name the aircraft

Name the aircraft

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Correct answer

General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

Explanation

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for aerial reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors. It was modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. The aircraft entered service in 1995, and saw combat in war in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the NATO intervention in Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq War, Yemen, 2011 Libyan civil war, the 2014 intervention in Syria, and Somalia.

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40% correct 10 correct · 15 incorrect

Question added 2018-05-07