Pehrson envisions the school training 16 to 30 students at any given time. Can the maker of the Predator handle actual military spy missions? “We’re not going to rest on our laurels.

They will serve as the program’s first instructors, training 10 pilots a year. Air Force officers proposed adding the advanced training for the Predator and Reaper drones three years ago.

CAE's defence lead has revealed plans to replicate the unmanned air vehicle training that it offers to the US Air Force to more operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems family of ...

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator unmanned air vehicles are the backbone of the US Air Force unmanned surveillance fleet, and their use in multiple theatres ...

The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. But while the Predator was designed as a reconnaissance airplane — and later ...

Pilots less experienced Predator pilots, too, are less experienced than before. In the past, they typically had two, three or more tours with a warplane before coming to the drone.

Air Force awards $20M for drone training CAE USA will provide aircrew training to 1,500 Predator and Reaper operators.

The Army and Air Force linked training by flying the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., with the video feed displayed live at the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ...

The U.S. now operates thousands of drones for training operators to conducting surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.

The US Army transforms warfare by introducing advanced Skydio and GhostX unmanned aircraft systems, which replace the MQ-1 Predator.

The remotely operated drone had a fearsome name — Predator — and it had unexpectedly found the terrorist leader during an experimental flight whose historic importance wouldn't be fully ...

The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. But while the Predator was designed as a reconnaissance airplane — and later ...