[MobiusElite]

MQ-1 Predator
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -





Origin: (Real World)
United States of America

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Operators:
United States Air Force

Armament:
AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-Tank Missile(s)

Overview:
The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen and Libya.

The USAF describes the Predator as a "Tier II" MALE UAS (medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV system). The UAS consists of four aircraft or "air vehicles" with sensors, a ground control station (GCS), and a primary satellite link communication suite. Powered by a Rotax engine and driven by a propeller, the air vehicle can fly up to 400 nautical miles (740 km) to a target, loiter overhead for 14 hours, then return to its base.
Following 2001, the RQ-1 Predator drone became the primary UAV used for offensive operations by the USAF and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas. It has also been deployed in other locations. Because offensive uses of the Predator are classified, U.S. military officials have reported an appreciation for the intelligence and reconnaissance-gathering abilities of UAVs but declined to publicly discuss their offensive use. Civilian applications have included border enforcement and scientific studies.

Sources:
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon E3 2011 trailer
Wikipedia.org

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

WOW, I HOPE WE GET TO FLY THIS TOO LOL.

[MobiusElite]

someone please edit those pictures i post,i don't know how to enlarge them

[Tazuren]

RaptorR3D, on 08 June 2011 - 04:20 PM, said:

@ RoddH: Indeed, this will make an interesting addition.

No. I don't want to be flying UAVs in AC!

[viperzerof-2]

isn't controlling an aircraft with a remote while watching a screen more like a UAV then flying a jet anyway? not that I am big on the idea

[Protostealth]

Predator in ACAH? Need source, now.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

It's in the E3 2011 trailer.

[Heinkel]

Do we really see the aircraft? Could have been any UAV...

[Eurocanard]

Heinkel, on 09 June 2011 - 03:04 AM, said:

Do we really see the aircraft? Could have been any UAV...

We don't see it, but it says "MQ-1B" at the bottom of the screen.

The interested will find that the GPS coordinates at to-right lead to a location outside Samarra, Iraq.

Which also interestingly yields this:

Quote

The metaphor of "Having an appointment in Samarra", signifying death, is a rare literary reference to a short story of unknown origin transcribed by W. Somerset Maugham. The story was titled "The Appointment in Samarra", and subsequently formed the germ of the novel "Appointment in Samarra" by John O'Hara.

Project ACES seems to have retained their penchant for obscure references.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Holy cow... btw.. how can I search coordinates in google maps or in google earth?

[MobiusElite]

i prefer the Reaper than this one