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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