When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, and their use ...

The federal use of military drones at the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in June has drawn strong criticism from civil liberties groups and politicians alike, with critics calling the practice ...

MILESTONE REACHED: The RQ-1/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle recently achieved 100,000 flight hours, San Diego, Calif.-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. said Oct. 14. The milestone ...

"The MQ9 Reaper, a derivative of the successful MQ1 Predator UAV, is one of the largest and most dangerous drones in the US arsenal. First flown in 2001, the US intends to keep it in the air until ...

As part of the massive deployment of federal law enforcement and even active duty troops to Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) department has been ...

One of the top dogs in the mil-spec UAV world, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has developed and built several jet-powered demonstration UAVs known as the MQ-20 Avenger, which is ...

— -- Produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of San Diego, the Predator UAV drones are 27 feet long with a wingspan of approximately 49 feet. With a loiter time of up to 40 hours and a ...

The drones were first brought to the U.S. southern border in 2005 and retrofitted for surveillance operations. Homeland Security deployed the drones to fly the length of the 2,000-mile, U.S.-Mexico ...