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==Operators== [[File:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator operators.png|thumb|350px|Operators of the aircraft.]] [[File:RQ-1 Predator in Iraq 2006-05-04 F-0000R-004.jpg|thumb|Three contract maintainers walk an RQ-1 into a shelter at [[Joint Base Balad|Balad Air Base]], Iraq in 2006.]] [[File:UAV Predator Italian Air Force.JPG|thumb|RQ-1 Predator of the [[Italian Air Force]]]] ;{{MAR}} * [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]] received four Predator A aircraft.<ref name="armada" /><ref name="wordpress" /><ref name="reuters" /><ref name="militaryfactory" /> ;{{TUR}} * [[Turkish Air Force]]<ref name="Turkish army seeks procurement agency to bid for US Predators" /> The Turkish Air Force has 6 MQ-1 Predators on order via the USA's [[Foreign Military Sales]] mechanism. The Turkish Air Force also operates 3 MQ-1 Predator systems on lease from the US as a stop gap measure as of 2011. The leased MQ-1s are under Turkish command (UAV Base Group Command) but operated by a joint Turkish-US unit.<ref name="hurriyetdailynews" /><ref name="Turkey in command of newly deployed Predators' missions" /> ;{{ARE}} * [[United Arab Emirates Air Force]] signed a US$197 million deal in February 2013 for an unspecified number of Predators, XP version, marking its first sale.<ref name="flightglobal" /> One system of four aircraft is planned to begin delivery in mid-2016.<ref>[http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2015-11-09/general-atomics-plans-predator-xp-deliveries-uae General Atomics Plans Predator XP Deliveries to UAE] β Ainonline.com, 9 November 2015</ref> General Atomics stated on 16 February 2017 that it finished deliveries, declining comment on the number delivered.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=Jeremy|title=General Atomics confirms UAE Predator delivery|url=http://www.janes.com/article/67797/|website=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170216234226/http://www.janes.com/article/67797/general-atomics-confirms-uae-predator-delivery|archive-date=16 February 2017|location=London|date=16 February 2017}}</ref> ;{{USA}} *United States Air Force, officially retired in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Losey |first1=Stephen |title=Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/02/16/air-force-announces-official-retirement-date-for-iconic-mq-1-predator/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Air Force Times |date=20 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref> One MQ-1B still active {{as of|lc=y|2023}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Equipment |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/2024-usaf-ussf-almanac-equipment/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=7 June 2024}}</ref> ===Former operators=== ;{{ITA}} * [[Italian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Mezzi/velivoliDotazione/Pagine/MQ-1CPredator.aspx|title=Il portale dell'Aeronautica Militare β MQ-1C Predator A+|access-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211045611/http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Mezzi/velivoliDotazione/Pagine/MQ-1CPredator.aspx|archive-date=11 February 2015}}</ref> retired on 19 December 2022.<ref name="AFMFEB23-11">{{cite book|title=[[AirForces Monthly]]|date=February 2023|publisher=[[Key Publishing|Key Publishing Ltd]]|location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]|pages=11}}</ref> ** [[32Β° Stormo]] (32nd Wing) Armando Boettoβ[[Foggia]], [[Amendola Air Force Base]] *** 28Β° Gruppo (28th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron) *** 61Β° Gruppo (61st Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron) ;{{UK}} * [[Royal Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ga.com/reaper-takes-to-the-air |title=Reaper Takes to the Air |website=General Atomics |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Craig |last=Hoyle |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/uk-cheers-the-reaper-uav/80945.article |title=UK cheers the Reaper UAV |website=Flight Global |date=16 June 2008 |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202122523/https://www.flightglobal.com/uk-cheers-the-reaper-uav/80945.article |archive-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> ** [[Creech Air Force Base]], Nevada *** No. 1115 Flight (2004β2007) *** [[No. 39 Squadron RAF|No. 39 Squadron]] (2007β20??) ;{{USA}} * [[U.S. Army]] (RQ-1)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force's Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones |url=https://www.twz.com/17874/the-us-navy-may-end-up-flying-the-air-forces-unwanted-mq-1-predator-drones |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=The War Zone |date=22 January 2018}}</ref> * [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] * [[Central Intelligence Agency]] ** [[Special Operations Group (CIA)|Special Operations Group]] in [[Langley, VA]]<ref name="americanspecialops" />
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