US Brings MQ-1 Predators Back into Service After Loss of 50+ MQ-9 Reapers

Extreme losses in the MQ-9 fleet are likely to have been a primary factor in the decision to deploy the now much more expendable MQ-1 drones for surveillance operations, and possibly for limited strike operations

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US Brings MQ-1 Predators Back into Service After Loss of 50+ MQ-9 Reapers
An MQ-1 Predator, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Lt. Col. Scott Miller on a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)