The General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger, formerly the Predator C, is a developmental jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the United States military. Unlike the propeller-driven MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, it uses a Pratt and Whitney Canada PW545B turbofan and has an internal weapons bay and an S-shaped exhaust that reduce its radar and infrared signature. It first flew on 4 April 2009 at Grey Butte near Palmdale, California. A longer-winged Avenger ER set a 23.4 hour endurance record in January 2018, and a carrier-based Sea Avenger was proposed for the Navy. The Air Force bought only one for testing and judged its gains over the Reaper modest.
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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Its first flight occurred on 4 April 2009.
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B turbofan
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Max takeoff weight: 18,200 lb (8,255 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 460 mph (740 km/h, 400 kn)
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military
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