The
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by
General Atomics and 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 but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two
AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions (
Unmanned combat aerial vehicle). The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen
combat over
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
Bosnia,
Serbia,
Iraq,
Yemen,
Libya,
Syria, and
Somalia.
