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MQ-1C Gray Eagle

MALE strike / ISR UCAV · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · US

US Army derivative of the Predator family with a heavy-fuel engine, providing division-level armed reconnaissance. The Extended Range variant adds external fuel and a larger payload margin for multi-sensor loads.

Specifications

Performance

MQ-1C Gray Eagle — Performance
Specification	Value
Endurance	25 h
Ceiling	8839 m
Max speed	309 km/h

MQ-1C Gray Eagle — Mass & payload
Specification	Value
MTOW	1633 kg
Payload	261 kg internal + 227 kg external

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MQ-1C Gray Eagle vs TAI Anka

Both are division-level armed ISR platforms built around heavy-fuel engines and national datalinks — one for the US Army, one for the Turkish Air Force. The pairing illustrates how two allies solved the same corps-reconnaissance requirement independently.

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