Iran: IRGC air defenses have shot down so many US drones that shootdowns have become routine The MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator carry thermal and night vision cameras, electro-optical sensors, advanced radars and satellite communications equipment, and Hellfire missiles and guided bombs when armed. An official US Air Force report put a complete MQ-9 package, which includes four drones, a ground control station and satellite communications, at about $56.5 million in 2011, and a similar MQ-1 package at about $20 million in 2009.