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"Iraqi Freedom": Predator in action over Iraqi capital's skies (2): the technical sheet

Rome, Italy - It's able to fly up tp 24 hours

Technically, the Predator Rq-C1 is not only an aircraft but an entire system. This last one consists of: four unmanned aircraft (UAVs); one ground station of control; telecommunicationses via satellite and 55 persons. In January 1994, the American Defense Ministry has assigned a contract for ten Predator to the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in San Diego (California) and the first Predator...

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Rome, Italy, 04/07/2003 17:19
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