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Pictures! I need pictures. LOL

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It does carry a few weapons, doesn't it?

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I know the first generation Predator used a little 120 HP Rotax (912, I think), similar to the engine used in many homebuilt experimentals. This thing looks like it has a turbine powerplant, to me.

And are those JDAMs hanging from the wings?

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Pictures! I need pictures. LOL

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Air-Attack.com - RQ-1 Predator Photo Artwork of the MQ-9 Reaper

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A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway Nov. 4. The Reaper has flown 49 combat sorties since it first began operating in Afghanistan Sept. 25. It completed its first combat strike Oct. 27, when it fired a Hellfire missile over Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

Source: USAF

An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission

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An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission in a deployed environment on a flightline in Southwest Asia during a deployability test in September. The test was performed by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo

Source: USAF

Testers time Reaper's ability to deploy

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A team of testers lifts the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a landing gear operational check. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested the Reaper system's ability to deploy to a forward operating location in support of mission tasking. The team performed the testing at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, from Sept. 4 through 25.

Source: USAF

Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (7)

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An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper has completed 12 missions since its inaugural flight there Sept. 25. (Courtesy photo)

Source: USAF

Air Force's hunter-killer UAV now flying in Afghanistan (4)

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An MQ-9 Reaper sits on a ramp in Afghanistan Oct. 1. The Reaper is launched, recovered and maintained at deployed locations, while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (Courtesy photo)

Source: USAF