Fluidr / columbia107's "Drones" set

DSC_2657 copyright: "The first transatlantic flight for the General Atomics MQ98 (N19)TC) new Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) remote piloted aircraft (RPA)".

A Nikon D500 — 1/200s ƒ/8 ISO 125 at 300 mm

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Manufacturer: General Atomic.
Operator: General Atomic
Type: MQ98 multi mission Predator B aircraft/ drone SkyGuardian (SeaGuardian maritime surveillance variant).
Event/ Location: 2018 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Comment'; The General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian took off Grand Forks, North Dakota at 12:48 pm CDT (11th July 6:48 pm UK time) and crossed the North Atlantic overnight landing at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at around 6:40pm 11th July 2018.
The UK is acquiring the MQ-9B as part of its Protector RG Mk1 program and as part of the RAF100 event, the UK’s latest UAV was on static display during the International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.

DSC_2660 copyright: "General Atomic MQ98 multi mission Predator B drone"

A Nikon D500 — 1/320s ƒ/7.1 ISO 200 at 140 mm

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_DSC0287 copyright: "RAF's General Atomics Protector UAV plus Brimstone missiles"

A Nikon D750 — 1/1250s ƒ/8 ISO 200 at 24 mm

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Manufacturer: General Atomics
Operator: RAF, 31 Squadron, RAF Waddington 2019.
Type: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector UAV.
Event/ Location: 2018 RIAT/ RAF Fairford