Air Vehicles Collection (page 2)

A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle landing on the runway at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom

An MQ-1 Predator prepares for takeoff
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia

A BQM-74 target drone fires flares during Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

The RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System
Gulf of Mexico, February 10, 2013 - The RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) is recovered with the flight recovery apparatus cable aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System makes an arrested landing
Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2013 - An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

A MQ-1 Predator over COB Speicher at sunset, Tikrit, Iraq

U. S. Airmen conduct preflight services on an RQ-4 Global Hawk
February 12, 2010 - U.S. Airmen conduct preflight services on an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia prior to a combat mission

The MQ-9 Reaper
February 28, 2008 - The 432d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, spearheaded the first ever blue-suit launch of the MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle on its launcher
March 7, 2011 - An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle on a trailer-mounted pneumatic launcher at Hurlburt Field, Florida, during Emerald Warrior 2011

An RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle in flight
April 4, 2011 - An RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies in the air over an airfield near Wellton, Arizona

Contractors hoist the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System
November 26, 2012 - Contractors hoist the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

An MQ-9 Reaper at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
February 28, 2008 - U.S. Airmen stand near an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway
November 4, 2007 - A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway

A BQM-74E drone prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Underwood
Caribbean Sea, September 21, 2012 - A BQM-74E drone prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36)

An X-47B unmanned combat air system in flight
Atlantic Ocean, May 17, 2013 - An X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over Southern New Mexico
An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the White Sands National Monument in Southern New Mexico

The experimental X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
Atlantic Ocean, November 10, 2013 - The experimental X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt

An RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle at Camp Speicher, Iraq
An RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle on the tarmac at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom

U. S. Marines start the engine of an RQ-7 Shadow
April 4, 2011 - U.S. Marines start the engine of an RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) positioned on its trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult at an airfield near Wellton, Arizona

A U. S. Customs and Border Protection MQ-9 Reaper UAV
December 6, 2008 - The first U.S. Customs and Border Protection MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to be stationed along the northern border of the United States lands at Grand Forks Air Force Base

An MQ-1 Predator flies over the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
An MQ-1 Predator flies a training mission over the White Sands National Monument in Southern New Mexico

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System launches from USS George H. W. Bush
Atlantic Ocean, May 14, 2013 - An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

A BQM-74E drone is prepared for launch from the flight deck of USS Underwood
Caribbean Sea, September 21, 2012 - A team from NAVAIR Norfolk Detachment prepare a BQM-74E drone for launch from the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood

Two Global Hawks parked on a ramp
December 3, 2007 - Two Global Hawks, one sporting a NASA paint scheme, the other in its prior Air Force livery, are shown on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center

An MQ-1 Predator flies a training mission over New Mexico
An MQ-1 Predator flies a training mission out of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

Global Hawk unmanned aircraft
December 3, 2007 - The above-the-fuselage engine and V-tail distinguish one of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft parked on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center

An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over New Mexico
An MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission out of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System
Norfolk, Virginia, May 10, 2013 - An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

An MQ-1C Sky Warrior UAV parked in a hangar
January 12, 2010 - An MQ-1C Sky Warrior unmanned aerial vehicle is parked in a hangar at Camp Taji, Iraq

An X-47B unmanned combat air system conducts a touch and go landing
Atlantic Ocean, May 17, 2013 - An X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

Shooters give the signal to launch an F / A-18E Super Hornet
Pacific Ocean, September 3, 2012 - Shooters give the signal to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations

A Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle of the Israeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force Heron TP Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for reconnaissance, Tel Nof Air Base, Israel

X-48B Blended Wing Body in flight
April 4, 2008 - The X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft banks smartly in this Block 2 flight phase image

A full scale Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems X-45C
St. Inigoes, Maryland, June 27, 2005 a A full scale Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C on display at the 2005 Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of

The Blended Wing Body X-48B soars through the sky
July 20, 2007 - The unique manta-ray shaped planform of the Blended Wing Body X-48B is evidenced as the subscale demonstrator soars over Edwards Air Force Base on its first test flight

X-48B Blended Wing Body unmanned aerial vehicle
October 24, 2006 - Boeings colorful X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unique triangular lines while parked on Rogers Dry Lake

A Turkish Air Force TAI Anka unmanned aerial vehicle
A Turkish Air Force TAI Anka Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System aboard USS George H. W. Bush
Atlantic Ocean, May 14, 2013 - An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft moves across the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

An RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle ready to launch
April 4, 2011 - An RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is ready to launch from its trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult at an airfield near Wellton, Arizona

A MQ-9 Reaper being refueled
June 19, 2008 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems contractors refuel a MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis to the runway at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

A front view of a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft
November 30, 2007 - The bulbous nose of a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft sports a blue-and-white paint scheme after repainting in the Edwards Air Force Base paint shop

An RQ-2B Pioneer UAV on an M927 logistics truck
An RQ-2B Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle on an M927 logistics truck

The Ikhana unmanned aircraft
March 5, 2007 - The Ikhana unmanned aircraft is a civil version of the Predator B designed for high-altitude, long-endurance science flights

An MQ-1 Predator taxis to the runway at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

Vintage illustration of early hot air balloon designs

The nose of USS Akron being attached, circa 1933
Photograph of the nose of USS Akron being attached, circa 1933

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