The first overseas deployment took place in the Balkans, from July to November 1995, under the name Nomad Vigil.
Operations were based in Gjader, Albania.
Four disassembled Predators were flown into Gjadër airbase in a C-130 Hercules.
The UAVs were assembled and flown first by civilian contract personnel.
The U.S. deployed more than 70 military intelligence personnel.
Intelligence collection missions began in July 1995.
One of the Predators was lost over Bosnia on 11 August 1995; a second was deliberately destroyed on 14 August after suffering an engine failure over Bosnia, which may have been caused by hostile ground fire.
The wreckage of the first Predator was handed over to Russia, according to Serb sources.
Its original 60-day stay was extended to 120 days.
The following spring, in March 1996, the system was redeployed to the Balkans area and operated out of Taszar, Hungary.

Several others were destroyed in the course of Operation Noble Anvil, the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia:
One aircraft (serial 95-3017) was lost on 18 April 1999, following fuel system problems and icing.

A second aircraft (serial 95-3019) was lost on 13 May, when it was shot down by a Serbian Strela-1M surface-to-air missile over the village of Biba.
A Serbian TV crew videotaped this incident.

A third aircraft (serial number 95-3021) crashed on 20 May near the town of Talinovci, and Serbian news reported that this, too, was the result of anti-aircraft fire.
The first overseas deployment took place in the Balkans, from July to November 1995, under the name Nomad Vigil. Operations were based in Gjader, Albania. Four disassembled Predators were flown into Gjadër airbase in a C-130 Hercules. The UAVs were assembled and flown first by civilian contract personnel. The U.S. deployed more than 70 military intelligence personnel. Intelligence collection missions began in July 1995. One of the Predators was lost over Bosnia on 11 August 1995; a second was deliberately destroyed on 14 August after suffering an engine failure over Bosnia, which may have been caused by hostile ground fire. The wreckage of the first Predator was handed over to Russia, according to Serb sources. Its original 60-day stay was extended to 120 days. The following spring, in March 1996, the system was redeployed to the Balkans area and operated out of Taszar, Hungary.
Several others were destroyed in the course of Operation Noble Anvil, the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia:
One aircraft (serial 95-3017) was lost on 18 April 1999, following fuel system problems and icing.
A second aircraft (serial 95-3019) was lost on 13 May, when it was shot down by a Serbian Strela-1M surface-to-air missile over the village of Biba. A Serbian TV crew videotaped this incident.
A third aircraft (serial number 95-3021) crashed on 20 May near the town of Talinovci, and Serbian news reported that this, too, was the result of anti-aircraft fire.
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator