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The Mysterious Creator of the Predator Drone |
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Written by William Cox
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Friday, 24 February 2006 |
 Have you ever wondered who created the Predator drone? If so, then you'll want to check out this piece by Red Herring about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GAAS), the creator of the Predator, and it's plans for the future (including Predator B and C!). The company is privately owned by a 55 year old conglomerate, and is highly secretive. The good news for them is that the Air Force plans to buy as many Predator drones as GAAS can build. Not something you hear every day.
There's also some juicy information on the new Predator, the Predator B:
While the Predator and the Warrior have wingspans of around 55 feet, fly at altitudes of 25,000 feet and 29,000 feet, respectively, and can carry payloads of around 400 pounds, the Predator B is the super weapon. With a wingspan of 66 feet and a length of 36 feet it can fly for more than 30 hours at 50,000 feet
Right now GAAS is looking pretty good. But, will they be able to keep it up as the Pentagon decreases spending? I guess we'll have to see. But, in the meantime the Predator will be putting some serious hurttin' on baddies everywhere.
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