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- ACC UAV Support Team member wins international award
Article on Lt. Col. Tony Stone, who was was named the winner of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Operations Award at a ceremony in Huntsville, Ala., June 11, 1998.
- Air Force Technology
News and Predator project information, and list of authorized suppliers. Includes system components, payload ground stations, operations and upgrades.
- CNN.com - Predator a lethal eye in the sky
The Predator drone was designed to gather intelligence on enemy forces without putting U.S. pilots at risk, but it is being used more often as an offensive weapon.
- CNN.com - U.S. missile hits suspected al Qaeda leader
News article on the use of a Hellfire missile fired from a UAV into a convoy believed to have included a prominent al Qaeda leader.
- Federation of American Scientists: RQ-1 Predator MAE UAV
Photos and fact sheet for this medium altitude endurance vehicle. Includes recent developments, roles and missions, technical specifications, operations history, contractors and links to related programs.
- Nellis unveils Predator UAV
Article describes the public debut of the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron's first two air vehicles, at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field.
- Predator accident report released
Article summarizes the result of an investigation into an Oct. 23 crash in Kosovo that was determined to be a result of mechanical failure.
- Predator Supports Papal Visit
Article describes how a UAV provided real-time imagery in support of Pope John Paul II's visit to Bosnia.
- Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, USA
News and project information for the US Army by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
- Project on Government Oversight
Links to several documents critical of the Predator UAV program.
- RQ-1 Predator accident report released
Article on the investigation into the April 18 crash near Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, that determined the accident resulted from a combination of mechanical and human factors.
- RQ-1 Predator accident report released
Article on the results of an investigation into the March 30 crash that determined the accident was the result of operator error.
- RQ-1 Predator Hellfire Missile Tests "Totally Successful"
Press release announcing the results of the February 21 live fire tests at a range outside of Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- RQ-1A Predator crashes on Nellis Range
Air Combat Command News Service article announcing the September 15, 2000 crash.
- U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet
RQ-1 Predator mission, features, characteristics, and background.
- UAV "Pilot" Receives Air Medal
Article describes how an 11th Reconnaissance Squadron unmanned aerial vehicle operator was recently awarded the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal for safely landing an aircraft after its engine seized 150 miles from the ground control station at Mostar Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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