AGM-114 Hellfire Essays

What is an RPA? “The Department of Defense (DoD) defines RPAs as powered, aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator, use aerodynamic forces to provide life, fly autonomously and/or piloted remotely, are expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload” (Ouma, 2011). The two major RPAs used today are the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. The MQ-1 Predator was originally developed for reconnaissance, but has evolved into an aircraft providing support for ground forces

As defined by Merriam Webster, conflict is an argument or disagreement between two parties. In Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver, Carver creates a scene where the setting is dark and stormy outside, and is also “getting dark on the inside.” A couple in a relationship where the husband is leaving his wife is created, as shown by the wife spitting out words to him such as, “I’m so glad you’re leaving!” to her husband. However, before the husband leaves, he makes one request to his wife; “I want the

Gray Eagle Overview SGT Mack James 35G ALC Class 18-F03 February 20, 2018 The Gray Eagle is an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) developed by General Atomics in August 2005, to replace the RQ-5 Hunter. The aircraft is an armed, medium altitude, long endurance asset. It has Full Motion Video (FMV), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) capabilities. The UAS is in use today in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). It has conducted over 10,000 missions to date

Abraham Karem, the inventor of the predator drone, was not the first to think of a drone, but by far created one of the most useful. The idea of a drone started during World War I when they tried to build some sort of drone, but didn’t find much. Later, during World War II the idea of a drone was brought up again for flying bombs or aerial torpedoes that could be controlled, but again the product was not of much significance. It was not until 1995 when Abraham Karem invented the predator drone was

teams with other companies that are competitors e.g. Lockheed martin in order to provide customers with the best mix of capabilities to address specific requirements. Together the companies own and operate Hellfire Systems, LLC which is a joint venture created to manufacture the AGM-114 Hellfire Missile. Furthermore, Boeing and Bell Helicopter created the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office to manufacture the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Boeing has its collaboration with 6 R&D centers, 16 Consortia