Record-breaking Predator drone can fly for 48 hours

General Atomics' new predator drone has broken a company endurance record for non-stop hours in flight. The MQ-9B'SkyGuardian' drone flew for 48.2 hours in a row, with reserve fuel left. The company's previous record was held by the Predator XP drone, which flew 46.1 hours in 2015. The MQ-9B's test flight took off on May 16th, 2017 from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, with 6,065 pounds (2,750 kilograms) of fuel. It flew between 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) and 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) high and landed on May 18th, with 280 pounds (127 kilograms) of reserve fuel left.