MQ-9 Reaper

The MQ-9 Reaper The MQ-9 Reaper was designed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. There have been multiple updates and refinements to the aircraft itself, but its original design was based on the Predator airframe, also designed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The original proof of concept was named the Predator B-001, which took to the skies in February of 2001. After the proof of concept was successful, General Atomics Aeronautical System planned to refine the system, coming up with two separate designs designated B-002 and B-003 (Whittle,2013). The Reaper is specifically built as a “Hunter-Killer” UAS, meaning its specific mission is to locate, track, and eliminate a specified target. Doing so requires the use of multiple…

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A group of men are sitting inside a hut in the middle of the dessert, the three men are all known terrorists. Suddenly, the hut disappears in a flash of fire and shrapnel, unknown to the men a missile was launched from a circling reaper drone controlled by another man thousands of miles away in Nevada. This is a prime example of a fairly new tactic of drone warfare used by Armies around the world to fight terrorists. Drone warfare is the use of unmanned radio or satellite controlled aircraft to…

in the same country. The technology has greatly advanced and this saves soldiers lives while fighting the enemies at war. In hopes that “American troop deaths never again reach such a high number as they did when they totaled 6,802 in Iraq and Afghanistan by 2014”(Brown and Watson Institute , 2014). “ Not only do drones save American lives, but they’re also more cost effective overall than soldiers” (McLean, 2014). Many tasks that were originally accomplished through the use of a manned aircraft…

“Current Science Event: Drone-Stunning Device Industrialized” An innovative AUDS (Anti-UAV Defense System) has the ability to detect, track, and disable drones. Opposed to Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System, which fires concentrated lasers to melt drones out of the sky, the AUDS identifies the radio signal that the drone uses, and then fires the same frequency at the drone to command to cease operating. AUDS essentially jams the drone’s communication with its original signal from a remote…

be a great resource in places, and for tasks where man either can't reach or can't perform in an efficient manner. (Forbes, 2017) Drones are made of light composite materials to diminish weight and increase is mobility. This composite material quality enables military drones at greatly high altitudes. Drones are furnished with various stages in class innovation, infra-red cameras (military UAV), GPS and laser (military UAV). Drones can be made in various sizes, with larger ones mainly…

The MQ-1 Predator is a remotely operated, long-endurance aircraft designed and manufactured by the General Atomics Corporation. General Atomics designed the Predator primarily for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, but it was later modified to employ offensive weapons against both stationary and mobile targets. The Predator entered service in 1995 and the United States military deployed it throughout the world until it was retired on 9 March 2018. The military forces of Italy, Morocco,…

Drone technology is evolving with better launching, better navigation, softer landings, longer flights, and the ability to carry Modern day armies no longer rely on human scouts; instead they use unmanned aerial vehicles or drones (Mraz 1). Drones can stay undetected by the enemy, while spying on the enemy forces or specific areas and send back video and images all without risking a human life. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are the future of military intelligence and with advancements in technology…

vehicles, it can still stay in action for significantly times of operation without fatigue. Furthermore drone pilots can simply hand off controls of a drone without any operational downtime. Drone warfare strikes make US safer by decimating terrorist networks across the world. Then drone warfare kills fewer citizens, as the calculation than as other military weaponries as it can have more pinpoint accuracy. It minimizes the risk of damage and loss that would occur if ground soldiers and airplane…

Wilfred Owen is one of the most famous war poets. He became interested on writing poems when he was a teenager. On 21 October 1915, he volunteered to contribute to war and wrote many war poems, such as ‘Anthem for doomed youth’, ‘Exposure’, and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’. In these poems Owen has described the horror and reality of war through his vivid experience. He has portrayed the severe situations of war and dreadful sights he has seen. Owen uses various language devices to convey the horror of…