This follows a history of aggressive behavior, such as a 2012 incident where Iranian pilots attempted to shoot down a U.S.

The basic crew for the Predator is a rated pilot to control the aircraft and command the mission, and an enlisted aircrew member to operate sensors and weapons as well as a mission coordinator ...

The addition of Hellfire missiles to the original "Predator" spy drone just after September 11 ... may be finding and training men and women to pilot the growing fleet of UAVs.

TASS/. An attack drone Predator, capable of hitting targets on the ground, was registered in the area where the UN humanitarian convoy came under attack near Aleppo in the evening of September 19 ...