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PostPosted: Apr 18, 2009 - 07:56 AM Reply with quote Back to top
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Next gen Predator, called "Avenger", made it's maiden flight recently.

AW&ST article here.

More pix here.

Kinda looks like what you'd get if Global Hawk and Reaper had a kid. Wink

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Looks cool to me, I wonder how many they will build? I also wonder how stealthy it is, probly not as stealthy as F-22 or F-35, but its also smaller. Also sounds like it could carry about 6 SDB's internally. Also the fact it can carry internally, no longer has a prop and obviously has some RAM treatment and design features, using proper tactics its probly capable of first day of war missions.
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I think many will be surprised as to it's RCS.

There appears to be a radar return enhancer device under the belly ala F-22.

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Sharp looking acft. I bet the rcs is low.

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Hmmm I thought Predator C was our Sky Warrior. I guess that's only a B. Sweet!

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Try MQ-X until they figure out what number to give it.

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That exhaust looks just like the one on Tacit Blue Wink

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parrothead wrote:
That exhaust looks just like the one on Tacit Blue Wink

EXACTLY what I was thinking. Very Happy
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