The evolution of the combat RPA
An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 8, 2016. The predator started as an RQ-1 in the late 1990s providing reconnaissance capabilities only until the early 2000s when it was equipped with two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)