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UAV della famiglia Predator ecco i numeri:

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated
Landing Type: runway
Launch Type: runway
Power Plant: Honeywell TP331-10 turboprop engine, 670 kW
PERFORMANCE

Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15 km)
Endurance: 15 h
Fuel Capacity: 1,300 kg (3,907 lb)
Length: 11 m (36 ft)
Payload: 1700 kg (3800 lb)
Weight: 1400 kg (5400 lb) empty; 4500 kg (10,500 lb) max
Wingspan: 20 m (66 ft)
Velocity: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 knots)
ARMAMENT

4x AGM-114 Hellfire air to ground missiles
2x GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
COST

Unit cost: USD 8 million (approximate, varies by configuration)

By late 2006, there were seven aircraft in the inventory. The Air Force is expected to make a decision whether to order full-rate production in 2009.[1] The US Navy ordered its first MQ-9s in December 2005. In September 2005, the United States Department of Homeland Security ordered one for border protection operations, ordered a second aircraft in early 2006, and ordered 2 more MQ-9's and related systems in late 2006.