2011 Worldwide UAV Roundup

Country Prime Designation Development Production Operation Propulsion Gross Wt., kg Payload Wt., kg Wing Span, m Endurance, hr Range, km Ceiling, m Mission Country Prime Designation Development Production Operation Propulsion Gross Wt. kg Payload Wt., kg Wing Span, m Endurance , hr Range, km Ceiling, m Mission
ABU DHABI ADCOM Military Industries Yabhon RX-6 Completed (?) In production Deployed Piston pusher prop 1,100 110 6 30 14,500 R/S RUSSIA (continued) ZALA 421-09 Under way Piston prop 70 10 3.9 10.5 50 3,000 RSTA - BDA -satcomm
Yabhon RX-18 Under way Jet 1,250 18 Predator-class MALE ZALA 421-12 MAV Completed Electric C-L 3.9 1 1.6 2 3,600 R/S - monitoring
(ADCOM uses the Yabhon Yabhon HMD Completed In production Deployed Twin turbo 1.2 High-speed target drone ZALA 421-15 VTOL Under way Electric 5 0.5 Rotor diam. 1.35 20 min 15 2,500 R/S - monitoring
name for a wide range of UAVs Yabhon HM Completed In production Deployed Turbine ZALA 421-16 Completed Piston prop - C-L 16 3 1.62 7 50 3,000 R/S - SAR - video relay; monitoring
with little else in common) Yabhon-H Completed In production Deployed Piston pusher prop 3.28 8 Reconnaissance ZALA 421-20 (?) GAS 200 50 6 8 70-400 3,700 Reconnaissance/surveillance; monitoring
Yabhon-M Completed In production Deployed 30 5.7 Reconnaissance ZALA 421-21 mini-VTOL (?) Electric - 6 rotors 1.5 0.5 Rotor diam. 0.22 25 min 5 1,000 Surveillance; monitor; video
Yabhon-R Completed In production Deployed 50 6.56 30 MALE R/S; SAR; monitoring ZALA 421-23 VTOL Under way GAS rotor 35 13 Rotor diam. 2.15 1.5 40 3,000 Monitoring; video
SAT-400 Completed In production Deployed Pusher prop 85 2.75 2 Target drone Eniks E85 Under way On request Pulse jet 140 2 43.5 mi 9,850 Target drone
Smart Eye Under way HALE - Predator-class E95 Under way Pulse jet 60 2.4 0.5 116 mi 10,000 Target drone
ARGENTINA Argentine Air Force Proyecto UAV Etapa 1 Under way 300 50 8 R90 Under way Pulse jet 45 2.6 0.5 36 mi 10,000 Tactical reconnaissance
Proyecto UAV Etapa 2 15 T23 Eleron Under way Electric - H-L 3 1.4 1 6.5 mi 2,000 Aerial photography; monitoring
Proyecto UAV Etapa 3 3 months HALE Irkut DA42 Under way Twin piston 350
Argentine Army Lipan M3 Under way 60 20 40 Irkut-2M Completed Under way Electric - H-L 3 1.5 1.5 9,900 Multimission
Argentine Navy Guardian Under way 80 30 50 Irkut-10 Completed Under way Electric - H-L 8.5 5.7 2.5 9,900 Multimission
Nostromo Defensa Cabure III Completed Deployed Electric 3.5 1.7 1.2 10 LOS 2,000 RSTA - BDA Multipurpose UAS Under way Pusher prop 440 110 19.5 12 720 19,000
Yarará Under way Limited Deployed Piston 30 7 3.98 6 50 3,000 R/S - BP Kamov Ka-137 VTOL Under way Piston 280 176 4 16,400 CBW sniffing, border/fisheries/ecol monitor
Yagua Status unknown No longer on website Piston/electric pusher prop 12 2 2.7 16 piston/1.5 elect. 30+ Originally planned as TUAV for special ops MBVK-137 VTOL Under way Piston 280 50-80 Rotor diam. 5.3 4 530 5,000 Based on Ka-137
AUSTRALIA Aerosonde (division of AAI) Aerosonde SUAS Completed In production Deployed GAS pusher prop 15 5.4 2.9 30 1,609 6,096 ISR; jamming Iskatel Design Bureau Voron
BAE Systems Kingfisher Completed Research prototype Piston pusher prop 60 15 4.13 4.5 50 Demonstrator Luch Design Bureau Tipchak Under way Limited 60 3.5 70-120 Reconnaissance
Kingfisher Mk2 Completed Full production Deployed Pusher prop 115 30 4.23 15 Demonstrator Mikoyan Skat (Manta Ray) UCAV RDT&E 1 Klimov RD-5000B turbofan 10,000 2,000 11.5 2,000 SEAD
Kalkura Completed Full production Deployed Turbojet 662 3.02 2 12,192 Target drone NII Kulon Filin Under way Turbojet 3,000 1 310 19,500 ft Tactical reconnaissance
(w/Univ. of Sydney) Brumby Mk3 Completed 45 7 2.82 2 Demonstrator Moskit Under way 290 1.5 83 11,500 ft Tactical reconnaissance
Codarra Advanced Systems Avatar P2 Completed Full production Deployed Electric prop - H-L 5.5 1 2.55 1 10 305 R/S - monitoring Novik 21st Century Brat Under way
CSIRO RUA VTOL Completed Testing Gas rotor 5 Rotor diam. 1.8 Test and demonstration Grant Under way
Silvertone Flamingo Mk 2 (single boom) Under way Deployed Pusher prop 20 10 4 7 UAV training B Sukhoi BAS-62 Under way Jet 16,000 lb 24 63,000 ft Global Hawk-class R/S
Strella Production Assoc. M-932 Dan Under way Turbojet 345 2.7 40 min 29,500 ft Target
UAV Vision G18 Aeolus Completed Gas rotor 14 5 Rotor diam. 1.8 3 100 Monitoring Sukhoi Zond-1 Under way Twin jet 12,000 1,500 35 18 16,000 ATC comm relay
T21 Completed Microjet turbine 30 Rotor diam. 2.1 1.5 Monitoring Zond-2 Under way Twin jet 12,000 1,500 35 24 16,000 Multispectral monitoring
AUSTRIA Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Completed In production (?) Worldwide 50 HP rotary engine 110 50 Main rotor diam. 3.4 6 or 10+ 80 or 180 Up to 6,000 Zond-3M Under way Turbofan pusher prop 2,000 500 16 12 8,000 Multispectral monitoring
BELGIUM Flying-Cam Flying-Cam III E-SARAH Completed Deployed Electric rotor 25 Tupolev BAK-SD candidate Under way 500-700 MALE - RSTA - strike
BRAZIL Aeroeletrônica Ltd. - Elbit subsidiary Hermes 450 Completed Piston pusher prop 450 150 10.5 20 120 LOS 5,486 R/S, BDA Tu-143 Upgrading Deployed 1,230 13 min 180-360 2,000
BELARUS Kvand Ventures Husky Completed Twin turbojet rotor 90 42 Rotor diam. 3.2 1.2 60 1,800 S/SAR helicopter Tu-243 REIS2000-D Upgrading Deployed Turbojet - RATO 1,451.50 200 2.24 360 2,000/5,000 Recon - low-altitude attack
CANADA Aeryon Labs Scout VTOL MAV Completed Limited Limited Electric - 4 rotor 1.7 250 g 80 cm diam. 20 min 3 333 R/S - SAR Transas Dozor-100 Under way Testing Piston pusher prop 95 10 400 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Draganfly Innovations Draganflyer X4 Completed Since 2009 Deployed Electric - MAV 0.98 0.25 Rotor diam. 0.78 0.3 SR < 1 10-200 ImiNT, IR, R/S, S&R, TUAV Dozor-600 Under way Testing Piston pusher prop 640 120 12 24 900 7,500 R/S - comm relay
Draganflyer X6 Completed Since 2008 Deployed Electric - MAV 1.5 0.5 Rotor diam. 0.99 0.3 SR < 1 200 ImiNT, IR, R/S, S&R, TUAV Vega Aist (Stork) Under way Testing Twin piston prop - A-L 600 13.8 (?) 12 250 6,000 R/S
Draganflyer X8 Completed Begins 2011 Testing Electric - MAV 2.7 1 Rotor diam. 1.06 0.3 SR < 1 200-300 ImiNT, IR, R/S, S&R, TUAV Yakovlev PCHELA-1T 1970s-1980s Limited Piston 140 3.3 2 36 8,200 R/S - daytime TV camera
MMIST SnowGoose CQ-10A Completed Under way Deployed Turboprop parafoil or Rotor VTOL 260.8 15 w/100 lb ISR, comm; cargo Albatros VTOL Under way Tilt rotor 450 26 7 110 350 R/S - SAR - civil ecological/counter-drug/border patrol
SnowGoose CQ-10B VTOL Under way Limited Limited Turbo pusher prop/rotor 227 24 150 Near-VTOL - force protection; small unit resupply Strekoza/Expert Under way Pusher prop - C-L 40 6 60 450 R/S - SAR
microPilot CropCam Completed Limited Battery - H-L 2.72 2.4 20 min 670 Ag/environmental monitor Pchela-1K Modernization Under way Deployed Pusher prop - T-L 300 10.5 3.5 36 11,500 day/night R/S - low-light TV camera
MP-Trainer Completed Gas prop 2.95 0.9 1.75 20 min 4 Trainer - testing Pchela-e/Shmel-2 Under way C-L 485 6 R/S - electronic countermeasures
MP-Vision Completed Battery - H-L 2.72 0.45 2.4 55 min Photo SINGAPORE Singapore Technology Aerospace Fantail 5000 Under way Ducted fan VTOL 6.5 0.9 Rotor diam. 46 cm. 0.5 8 914 RSTA - BDA - Photo
CHILE IDETEC Sirol Completed Electric prop 3 3.8 2-4 Demonstrator SkyBlade III Under way Electric - prop 5 2.6 1 8 460 RSTA/BDA
Stardust II Completed Electric prop 3 3.1 0.66 Agriculture; surveillance SkyBlade IV Under way Pusher prop - C-L 70 12 3.7 100 4,572 RSTA/SAR
Javelin-X Completed Gas prop - CL 24 3.4 1 Aerial target SOUTH AFRICA Advanced Technologies Kiwit MUAV Under way Electric - H-L 6.5 1.8 1 3 495 Mini-UAV
RMS SA Mantarraya Completed Battery - prop - CL 60 15 2.52 4 100 3,000 Reconnaissance; comms relay & Engineering Roadrunner Under way 6 1 1.5 1 R/S - aerial pursuit
Petre II Completed Turbine - JATO 183.4 31 1.69 1 100 12,000 Aerial target Sentinel 500 m Under way C-L 150 5 5
Trauco III Completed Battery - prop - CL 210 20 4.02 55 min 100 8,200 Aerial target Sentinel 620 Under way 200 35 6.2 12
CHINA * ASN Technology Group ASN-211 MUAV In development Flapping wings 220 g 200 Low-altitude reconnaissance Sentinel 800 Under way 250 35 8 20
ASN-213 morphing Under way Folding wings 5 1 0.632 Unclear; morphing wing has been linked to fast attack Vigil EE Under way Pusher prop 80 20 4 8 Low-cost civilian UAV
ASN-229A In development IOC 2011(?) 800 100, plus sensors 20 2,000 10,000 Reconnaissance and precise attack Vigil SR Under way Pusher prop 40 10 4 4 Low-cost civilian UAV
ASN-106 In development Jet 170 20 1 High-speed target drone Vulture Completed In production Deployed Piston - Pusher prop 100 25 5.2 125 mi 16,400 TUAV - R/S - EW
ASN-9 (Ba-9) Completed Deployed Prop 2.82 1 Ship-launched target drone Super Vulture II Under way Under way Piston - heavy fuel 125 25 5.2 3 80-200 16,400 RSTA - BDA
ASN-15 Completed Deployed Piston H-L 6.5 3 1 10 1,625 ISR Council for Scientific & Industrial Res. Sekwa BWB
ASN-104/105 Completed Deployed Piston 140 4.3 2 60-100 10,400 Tactical ISR Denel Dynamics Bateleur Under way Pusher prop 1,000 200 14 24 750 25,000 MALE RSTA BDA SAR
ASN-206 Completed Under way Limited Piston 222 50 6 8 150 19,500 Advanced tactical R/S Seeker 400 Under way
ASN-207 Under way Piston 480 100 6 16 600 19,500 EW/EC; SIGINT; jamming Seeker II Completed Under way Deployed Piston 241 50 7 10 260 18,000 RSTA - BDA
Avic Defense Whirlwind-Scout Under way Ducted fan 8 40 min 10 3,000 Perch and stare Skua Completed Under way Deployed Microturbo 800 70 int./ 60 ext. 3.57 1.4 917 40,000 High-speed (M 0.86) target drone
FK2000 Airship Under way Twin turbofan 800 50 8,000 R/S SOUTH KOREA KAI Night Intruder 300 Under way Under way Deployed Rotary pusher prop 300 45 6.5 6 125 15,000 RSTA
TL-8 250 500 Target drone Smart UAV Development Center Korean Smart UAV Under way Tilt rotor R/S - Civilian monitoring
Beijing Black Buzzard Aviation HFT-40A Under way Microturbine 45 80 High speed/low endurance Ucon Systems RemoEye H-120 Under way Piston 120 34 Rotor diam. 9.75 3 50 Surveillance; agriculture
HFT-60A Under way Microturbine - R-L 90 3 150 High speed/low endurance RemoEye 002 Completed Under way Electric 2 1.5 1 10 3,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Joined-Wing UAV Under way Pusher prop Unprepared airstrip operations RemoEye 006 Completed Under way Electric 6 2.75 1.5 15.5 3,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Beijing Wisewell AW-4 Shark Completed Pusher prop Micro air vehicle Under way
AW-12A Completed Piston Portable reconnaissance Mini-UAV Under way 3
BSST AW-2 Sun Ying Completed 10 1.3 5 SPAIN Alpha Unmanned Systems Sniper Completed 2006 Deployed GAS 14 2 Rotor diam. 1.8 2 35 3,000 ISTAR
BUAA WuZhen-5A/ChangHong 1 Completed   Deployed Turbojet 1,700 70 32 3 2,500 57,400 Multirole; based on US AQM-34N Firebee Sniper XL Completed 2009 Deployed GAS 30 8 Rotor diam. 2.15 2 35 3,000 ISTAR
Haiou (Seagull) Under way Twin contrarotating VTOL Commando Completed 2006 Deployed Electric engine 8 0.5 Rotor diam. 1.8 1 10 3,000 ISTAR
M-22 Under way 50 1.5 Atlantic Completed 2006 Deployed GAS 37 12 Rotor diam. 3.8 6 100 3,000 ISTAR
Chengdu Aircraft Design & Res. Inst. Pterodactyl In development Flight testing Single jet 1,100 200 14 20 400 5,000 MALE hunter-killer Indra Pelecano VTOL Under way IOC 2012 200 Rotor diam. 3.3 100 3,600 ISR - BP - HS - CBRN
Xianglong (Soar Dragon) Under way Testing Turbofan or turbojet 7,500 600 25 7,000 17,830 HALE strategic reconnaissance Aerovisión Vehículos Aéreos FULMAR Completed Under way Deployed Pusher prop -C-L 19 1 3.1 8 480 6,500 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Tianchi Under way Similar to Global Hawk, but smaller INTA ALO Under way Piston prop - C-L 55 13 9.85 2 30 RSTA
Yilong Under way Testing Turbo 1,150 200 20 4,953 SIVA Under way     Piston - R-L 440 88 15.8 6.5 90 9,800 Aerial surveillance
China Aerospace Science & Technology WJ600 Under way In production (?) Deployed (?) Jet Hunter-killer ALBA Under way Piston prop - C-L 33 6.6 7.25 1 2.5 Aerial target
CH-802 H-L 6.5 SWEDEN CybAero APID 55 Under way In production Deployed Diesel rotor 160 20 Rotor diam. 3.3 3-6 48.4 3,018 STAR VTOL
SL-200 Under way 180 6,005 Alleged crop-duster/rain maker (but with stealth design) APID MK 5 Under way Under way Deployed
PW 2 Under way Under way RATO 209 30 8 200 15,000 RSTA Vantage Under way 172 3-5 2,438
Chang Hong-3 (CH-3) Under way LRIP (?) IOC 2011 Pusher prop 640 60-100 12 200 RSTA - EW - Precise attack Saab Defense Skeldar V-150 VTOL Rotary 210 120 Rotor diam. 10.75 5 60 VTOL - maritime patrol; civil support
CH-4 Reportedly Next gen UCAV demonstrator FILUR Under way Turbojet 121 8.1 Stealth demonstrator
SH-1 Under way Multimission SHARC Under way Jet 132 6.8 UCAV technology demonstrator
SH-3 Under way Low-speed light UAV TUMAV Under way >500 Tactical multirole
TF-8 Under way Man-portable TechMent Midget RPG Mk III Completed Under way Deployed Piston 25 5 Rotor diam. 1.5 2.5 13.5 Reconnaissance/surveillance
TF-10 Under way Remote sensing SWITZERLAND Minizepp SA MZ 13500 Tested 2008 Deployed GAS 120 25 13.5 6 20 2,000 VLO - CAS
China Aviation Industry Co. AVIC I Sunshine Under way 750 70 12 230 WeControl SURVEY-Copter Completed Since 2009 Deployed Electric engine 12.5 1.8 30 20 1,500 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-L,IR,LALE,LOS,MM/MR,MR,R/S, S&R,SR,VLO
Nanjing Research Institute W-30/50 Completed Under way Deployed Piston pusher prop 18/95 5-20 4-6 10-100 9,840 R/S - EW - comm relay SURVEY-Copter 4 Under final tests Testing Electric engine 28 7.5 or 4.5 2.2 30 20 1,500 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-L,IR,LALE,LOS,MM/MR,MR,R/S, S&R,SR,VLO
for Simulation Techniques S-45 Under way Gasoline engine 33 5.25 1 Target drone, fighter jet styling WeControl/SURVEY-Copter Completed Since 2010 Deployed Electric engine 11.6 1.1 3 120 40 2, 500 BDA,E/O,G-L,H-L, IR,LALE,LOS,LR,MALE,MR,R/S, S&R,VLO
YK-7 Completed Deployed Piston 31 2.2 7 0.6 3 3,250 Reusable aerial target RUAG Aerospace/IAI ADS-95 Ranger Completed Completed Deployed Piston - CL 285 45 5.7 9 180 5,486 RSTA
Z-2 Completed Under way 35 10 Rotor 1 RSTA Roland Imfeld RC-AirCam Under way Under way Piston 22 8 2.5 4 4-50 11,483 R/S; comm/relay
Z-3 Completed Under way 130 30 Rotor 4 100 RSTA TAIWAN Chung-Shan Inst. of Sci. and Tech. Chung Shyang II Under way Pusher prop 1,000 lb 25 ft 10 12,000 R/S - possible armed variant
IZ Under way Under way Autogyro 9 1 Gyrocopter Kestrel II Completed   Limited Piston - CL 264 lb 60 16.5 ft 8 27 12,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
NUAA Soar Bird Completed     Rotary - piston 310 30 Rotor diam. 19 90 9,800 VTOL Chungkung University Under way
ChangKong-1 (A-B-C-E) Completed Deployed Turbojet 3,340 24.5 ft 1 600 16,250 Target drone, air sampling, photo RMRL Swan Under way Prop 26 10 8.8 2 Surveillance; research
ChangKong-2 Completed Deployed Turbojet 2,500 7.6 0.75 59,000 Little known; developed late 1990s Yuan Ze University Under way Limited Limited Piston or electric Civil surveillance; coastal patrol
PLA Air Force J-5/J-7I Ground Attack UAV Under way Under way Limited Turbojet 9,100 1,100 lb 8.32 850 61,700 Converted Chinese MiG-17 and -21; “suicide UAV” (cruise) TUNISIA TAT Annasnas Mk1 Under way     Piston 275 55 12.5 14 54 16,000 Reconnaissance; multirole
Ba-5 Under way Jet 13,200 lb 1,100 lb 31.2 ft 936 mi 9,600 Based on J-5; Target drone; "cruise" Super Nasnas Under way 600 110 22.5 16 17,000 HALE version
TianJian-1 Under way Under way Deployed Turbojet - RATO 176 lb 5 ft 0.5 30 mi 13,000 Cruise missile Target drone TURKEY Baykar Machine Heli-Turk Under way Under way Limited Piston 16 7 6 2 10 12,000 RSTA
SARI Shen Zhou-1 Completed Piston (3) 73 1.86 6,500 Remotely piloted zeppelin; video Bayraktar Under way Under way Deployed Electric prop - H-L 5 1.5 1.6 1 Close-range reconnaissance/surveillance
Shen Zhou-2 Completed 53 6,500 Turkish Aero. Industries Anka (Phoenix) Under way Flight testing Piston 1,600 17.3 24 9,150 MALE - ISR
Shenyang Combat Eagle IOC 2018 (?) TIHA Under way First flight 2011 MALE ISTAR - Predator class
with AVIC Anjian (Dark Sword) Under way IOC 2018 (?) Turbofan (supersonic?) UCAV concept TUSAS Aero. Industries
Hidden Sword Under way UCAV UNITED KINGDOM BAE Systems Taranis Flight test. 2011 RDT&E Stealth UCAV Turbofan 8,000 N/A 9.1 N/A Intercontinental N/A Advanced technology demonstrator
Long-Haul Eagle Under way ISTAR - C4KISR w/Rolls Royce, GE Aviation, QinetiQ
w/Russia Supernal Hawk Under way HALE antistealth (aerial bistatic radar warning system) Mantis In development Testing Jet [twin turboprop?] MALE; persistent surveillance
Warrior Eagle Under way SEAD/DEAD - recon Corax (Raven) Under way 8 UCAV demonstrator
Wing Loong Under way Under way Testing Piston 1,150 200 20 16,250 Reconnaissance Herti 1A Under way Limited Rotax 1,100 330 41 25 621 20,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Survey & Mapping Inst. of Sci. & Tech. Airship Airship 10 3.8 diam. 2 20 1,950 Aerial photography; mapping; surveying Herti 1D Jet
UAVRS II Limited (?) 40 3.5-m biplane 2 20 13,000 Aerial photography; mapping; surveying Phoenix Completed Piston 65.2 50 5.5 4 70 26,250 RSTA
Unknown Dufeng II Under way Electric 1 TUAV Barnard Microsystems Ltd. InView Under way 2011 Limited Twin 20 (no fuel) 4 4 7 700 6,000 E/O+MM/MR+RDT&E
Sh-1 Under way Long range VuFab Under way 2011 Limited One 6 (no fuel) 1 2 1.5 150 1,500 E/O+RDT&E
Tianyi Pusher prop Coastal patrol Cranfield Aerospace Observer Under way Piston - C-L 100 13 7.8 2 15 16,250 Reconnaissance
Weifan Freesky Aviation Industry V750 VTOL Under way Rotor 757 80 Rotor diam. 7.24 4 3,000 MinO Under way Catapult launched 24 4.6
ServoHeli 120 Under way Rotor 40 1.5 CyberFlight SOD I Completed Under way Electric-H-L 6.5 1.25 4.5 1 6 16,500 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Zhuhai X.Y. Aviation Blue Arrow (UR-J1-001) In development Flight testing Prop 200 R/S SOD III Completed Under way Electri -H-L 12 4.5 6.75 2.5 15 16,500 R/S, bio/chem detection, laser targeting
Sky Eyes (UR-C2-008) In development Flight testing 40 R/S SOD IV Completed Under way Electric pusher prop-H-L 0.5 0.25 0.96 1 5.4 16,500 Reconnaissance/surveillance
COLOMBIA Efigenia Aerospace Robotics EJ-1B Mozart S/VTOL Completed Test vehicle Piston 8 1 610 S/VTOL test platform
EJ-2A Fatima Under way Test vehicle Long endurance Flight Refueling Falconnet Completed Deployed Microturbo - C-L 585 3 1 10,000 Aerial target
CROATIA RH-ALAN BL-50 Completed Completed Deployed Piston 53 13.2 13.1 5 72 5,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance GFS GFS-13 Under way Battery 6.8 Fan 1.8 VTOL - ISTAR - aka U.K. Flying Saucer
BLS B Completed Completed Deployed Piston 14.5 13.1 3 30 5,000   Meggitt Defence Systems Banshee Completed Under way Deployed Jet 91 2.5 1.5 6.25 opt./60 GPS 23,000 Air defense gunnery/ missile trainer
So B4-MR Under way Electric 220 50 19.5 12 120 RSTA Snipe Mk5 Completed Deployed Piston 66 3 1.2 18,000 Aerial target
CZECH REPUBLIC VTÚL STV Sojka III Completed Under way Limited Piston pusher prop 145 25 4.12 2 100 2,000 Reconnaissance; surveillance Snipe Mk15 Completed Deployed Piston - H-L or C-L 15 2.25 0.5 3 5,000 Low-speed aerial target
FINLAND Patria Aviation Oy MASS MAV Completed Electric pusher prop 3.5 0.5 1.5 1 20 150 Reconnaissance/surveillance; monitoring Spectre 2 Completed Deployed 159 3.3 3-6 23,000 Surveillance - EW
FRANCE Alcore Azimut 2 Completed     Electric pusher prop 9 2 2.9 2 10 300 Surveillance Voodoo Completed Under way Deployed Piston - C-L 200 3.35 1-2 72 20,000 Aerial target
Chacal 2 Completed Under way   Pusher prop or turbojet 75 20 2.6 4 50 3,000 RSTA; missile simulation Merlin Integrated Solutions Optica Under way 2,900 747 39.3 6 565
Biodrone Under way Electric pusher prop 9 3 3.4 2 20 300 Surveillance QinetiQ Zepher Completed Limited Deployed Solar batteries 30 22.5 14 days 21,336 HALE; persistent ISTAR; comm/relay
EasyCopter Under way Under way Electric rotor 1.6 Rotor diam. 0.65 15 min 1 Civil aerial video/digital photo Zepher/Mercator Under way Solar electric prop 70 6.5 58.5 54 50,000 HALE ; security; disaster monitoring
Epsilon 1 Under way High air pressure piston; H-L 0.45 0.1 0.5 10 min 1 30 R/S prototype Skyships C1000 Under way Electric or piston 66 15.5 10 2 1.5 400 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Epsilon 2 Under way High air pressure piston 0.125 0.25 10 min 1 30 R/S MAV prototype Cirrus 840 Under way
Futura Under way mini-turbo - C-L 70 10 2 1 50 300 RSTA drone or UCAV Thales
Maya Under way Electric tail-sitter 2.5 0.5 0.32 30 min 50 Mini-VTOL, urban surveillance JUEP Under way Maritime ISTAR
Bertin Technologies Automatic Fixed Wing MAV Under way Electric prop - H-L 4.8 2 50 min 11 Watchkeeper
HoverEye Under way Under way Ducted rotor 4 300 g 0.7 diam. 20 min 2 100 Day/night security UAVSI Vigilant Completed Since Jan 2010 Electric 20 6 3.2 2 80 4,000 ISTAR
Dassault with EADS, Alenia, SAAB, nEUROn Under way First flight 2012 Turbine 6,000 12.5 3 1,931 4,738 UCAV demonstrator
HAL, EADS-Spain, RUAG UTS MSAT-500/NG Under way Under way Rotary 180 8.5 1.75 6.2 16,500 Aerial target
EADS Talarion Under way First flight 2013 Twin jet 7,000 800 28 20 15,240 MALE ISTAR GSAT-200 Under way Piston - C-L 30 7.2 0.6 3.1 16,500 Aerial target
Harfang (Eagle I) Completed Limited Deployed Rotax turbo 1,250 250 16.6 24 1,000 7,620 MALE - RSTA-BDA Mercury Under way Piston - C-L 66 24 8.1 3 RSTA
Infotron Drone IT 180-5 EL Under way Electric rotor 19 5 Rotor diam. 1.8 2 10 3,000 R/S - SAR; environmental monitoring VTOL Aerial Police Dog Under way Vectored thrust 5 1 1 1-2 100 656 RS/BDA - Ag
Drone IT 180-5 TH Under way Piston rotor 19 5 Rotor diam. 1.8 2 10 3,000 R/S - SAR; environmental monitoring Warrior (Aero-Marine Ltd.) GULL 24 UXV Under way Piston prop 40 13 8.8 507 R/S - coastal - seaplane
Sagem Patroller R/M Completed Under way Deployed ROTAX 914 F - prop 1,050 250 18 30 200 LOS/2,000 sat. 7,620 MALE ISR GULL 44 UXV Under way Piston prop 205 75 16.25 985 R/S - coastal - seaplane
Sperwer Mk II Completed Under way Deployed CL - pusher prop 330 50 4.2 6+ 200 4,572 ISTAR - EW GULL 68 UXV Under way Piston prop 550 207 25 1,124 R/S - coastal - seaplane
SURVEY-Copter WeControl Copter 1B VTOL Completed Since 2001 Deployed GAS rotor 15 5 1.8 0.75 5 1,500 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-L,IR,LALE,LOS,MM/MR,MR,R/S,S&R, VLO UNITED STATES AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAS Completed In production Deployed Rotary engine 208 36 6.2 9 125 4,572 ISRTA
WeControl Copter 4 VTOL Completed Since 2001 Deployed GAS rotor 25 10 2.2 1 8 1,500 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-L,IR,LALE,LOS,LR,MALE,MM/MR,R/S,S&R,VLO Shadow 400 Completed In production Deployed Pusher prop 211 34 5.12 5 200 3,353 ISRTA
SURVEY-Copter/ WeControl Completed Since 2001 Deployed Electric engine 9.5 1.1 3 2 40 2,500 BDA,E/O,G-L,HALE,IR,LALE,LOS,LR,MALE,MR,R/S,S&R,VLO Shadow 600 Completed In production Deployed Rotary pusher prop 265 41 6.83 14 200 4,877 ISRTA
BLIMP 2C Completed Tethered 0.9 1.2 diam. 1 150 Aerial photo; surveillance w/Honeywell Micro Air Vehicle Under way Ducted fan 18.5 lb 50 min 5,500 Hover-and-stare intel
BLIMP 37M Under way Motorized propulsion 10 3 diam. 1 150 Aerial photo; surveillance TR916 Eagle Eye Under way Tilt rotor 2,900 lb 24.2 ft 6 920 mi 20,000 RSTA
GERMANY Diehl BGT Defence SensoCopter Under way Under way Electric 0.9 0.15 Rotor diam. 4 <1 3 1,625 Short-range reconnaissance/surveillance Aerosonde 4 Under way Under way Limited Pusher prop - C-L 14 5.3 2.9 30 1,000 n.mi LALE - surveillance
EADS Agile UAV-NCE Under way Demo to 2013 Agile UAV within network-centric environments Advanced Ceramics Research Coyote Under way Electric pusher prop 6.4 1.3 1.47 1 37 20,000 Surveillance and monitoring
w/Northrop Grumman EuroHawk Under way IOC 2013-14 R-R Allison 31.8 kN 14,640 1,360 39.9 30 25,000 65,000 ft Global Hawk-based SIGINT/ELINT/CO miNT Manta B4 Under way Under way Limited Pusher prop - C-L 61 lb 15 lb 8.75 6+ 20 LOS 16,000 Tactical recon
Advanced UAV Under way 5,500 680 25.25 20 46,000 ft Wide area reconnaissance/surveillance Silver Fox B4 Under way Under way Deployed Piston 9 2.27 2.38 8 32.2 4,877 Ship security/harbor patrol
Barracuda Under way Jet >3 t 7 Technology demonstrator for agile Aero Mech Engineering Fury B
Sharc Under way Limited IOC 2009 Coaxial rotor-wing 60 4 Short- range VTOL; SEAMOS derivative Sand Dragon
Atlante Long endurance ISTAR/BDA AeroVironment Raven A/B Completed Full rate through 2015 Six+ yrs combat Battery; HL 1.9 0.18 1.37 1.5 LOS 10 152 Day/night ISR/TA
Do-MAV Under way Electric 1 1.3 0.5 1 Reconnaissance Dragon Eye Completed In production Deployed Electric; 2 props; BL 2.68 0.45 1.14 60 LOS 5 152 “Over-the-next-hill” tactical R/S
DT25 Under way Under way Twin jet - C-L 315 8.3 14 25,000 ft Subsonic target drone Puma AE Completed In production Deployed HL - battery 5.9 1.8 2.8 2 15 3,048 ISR/TA; water landing capable
DT35 Under way Under way Twin jet - C-L 110 12 1 25,000 ft Target drone Puma Aqua/Terra In development Testing Battery 6.35 1.8 2.6 2.5 9.7 3,048 Under evaluation for SOCOM and Army
DT45 Completed Under way Deployed Twin jet Target drone Miniature Aerial Munition In development Testing 1.6 0.5 >3 100 NLOS precision strike
DT55 Under way Under way Jet - C-L 48 2 25,000 ft Simulates airborne antiradar and cruise missiles Switchblade In development Electric 0.9 ISR BLOS
DT25-55 Under way Deployed Carrier (DT25)/target (DT55) drone combo Anubis In development Electric Weaponized Wasp
CL-289 Completed Completed Deployed Turbojet - rocket boost 240 30 1.32 30 n.mi 9,750 ft RSTA/BDA Wasp II/III MAV Completed Full rate through 2015 Deployed Electric H-L; 2-blade prop 430 g 72 cm 0.75 LOS 5 300 Squad-level R&S
SIDM Under way Testing Rotax 914 1,250 250+ 16.6 30 1,700 n.mi 32,000 ft MALE all-weather ISTAR; based on IAI Eagle-1 Global Observer RDT&E Flight testing Liquid hydrogen/elect.; 4 props 181.4 53.34 7 days 966 diam. ftpath. 19,312 Comm relay; ISR; storm and tracking; maritime ops
Carapas Under way Microturbo 1,650 7.5 0.9 40,000 ft ELINT Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) w/DARPA RDT&E Electric; 2 flapping wings 10 g >15 cm Urban ISR demonstrator
ORKA 1200 Under way Piston Rotor 682 180 Rotor diam. 7.2 8 185 12,000 ft MR VTOL - R/S Altair Onyx Parafoil Completed Limited Limited Air-dropped 1,043 998 11.6 Varies 48.3 10,668 Deliver supplies/submunitions
Scorpio 6/Scorpio 30 Under way Deployed Electric 13/38 6 Rotor diam. 1.85/2.2 6 6,500 ft VTOL MAV - R/S LEAPP Type I Completed Testing Turbo 3,600 200 112 55+ 1,650 52,000 ISR
Surveyor 600 Under way Microturbo 450 65 2.3 4.5 150 32,800 ft High-speed multimission TUAV Insect (LEAPP Type II) Under way Testing Piston 1,200 200 65 canopy 34 1,020 17,000 ISR
DRAC/Tracker Completed Under way Deployed Electric - H-L 7.5 1.8 3.6 2 10 6,500 ft MAV glider; tactical ISTAR Micro LEAPP Completed Testing Piston 75 30 14 6 180 12,000 ISR/BDA
miKADO Under way Electric 500 g 0.16 0.75+ 0.6 Urban R/S American Blimp AFFL Under way Prototype Blimp 1,000 lb Tail span 55 ft 48 20,000 Advanced airship flying lab
EMT X-13 Under way Limited Limited Piston 150 30 5 6 200 19,500 ft RSTA American Dynamics Flight Systems BattleHog 100x Under way Recessed vertical fan 1,455 340 5.18 8+ Developmental lifting body
Aladin Completed Completed Deployed Electric - H-L - B-L 4 0.2 1.46 1 15 13,500 ft Surveillance Applied Research Assoc. TACMAV Completed Limited Deployed Electric 363 g 45.4 g 53 cm 25 min 2.4 3,353 Platoon/squad/fire team R/S
Fancopter Completed Completed Deployed Electric 1.5 0.3 Rotor diam. 60 cm 25 min 1 9,750 ft R/S - urban and inside buildings Arcturus UAV T-15 Under way Under way Piston prop - C-L 36 10 10 12 14
LUNA Completed Completed Deployed Pusher prop - C-L 40 5 417 cm 5 100 16,500 ft Mini-UAV glider; tactical recon; targeting T-16 Under way Piston prop - C-L 80 30 13 16 15,000 Surveillance; comm
Museco Under way Limited Limited Turbo rotor 100 25 Rotor diam. 3 3 100 13,000 ft Reconnaissance in controlled airspace Aurora Flight Sciences Excalibur Since 2009 RDT&E Turbine-electric hybrid 1,179 181.5 6.4 3 12,192 ISTAR tech demonstrator
Microdrones GmbH MD4-200 Under way Under way Electric 4-rotor VTOL 200 g Rotor diam. 1.2 0.33 Reconnaissance/surveillance GoldenEye 50 8.2 0.9 1.37 1 1,524 Surveillance; chem
MD4-1000 Under way Electric 4-rotor VTOL 5.1 1.2 GoldenEye 80 In development RDT&E HF 81.65 7.26 2.93 8 3,048 ISR
Rheinmetall Defence Electronics Carolo P50 Under way Under way Electric prop - H-L 0.58 50 g 0.49 m 0.25 1 325 Civil surveillance Odysseus Under way Solar-powered prop 5 yrs Extreme persistence demonstrator
Carolo P70 Completed Electric 0.55 100 g 2.25 20 min 0.6 Civil surveillance Orion In development Flight test. 2011 Twin turbo-diesel 5,067 1,905 40.2 5 days 15,289 6,096 MALE-EP JCTD MAGIC
Carolo T140 Under way Electric - Twin prop 1.85 0.3 1.4 0.5 0.6 Civil surveillance Perseus A closed-loop engine - gas, LOX Atmospheric and earth research
KZO (Brevel) (Tucan) Under way Under way Deployed Pusher prop - rocket booster 356 lb 77 lb 3.42 3.5 4 11,375 ft Recon - ES m - EC m - NBC detection Perseus B Triple turbocharged Rotax 18,898 Atmospheric and earth research
Fledermaus ESM Under way Pusher prop - rocket booster 356 lb 3.42 3.5 11,375 ft EW - KZO derivative Skate SUAS In development RDT&E Electric 0.9 0.23 1 Indoor/outdoor ISR
Mücke Under way Pusher prop - rocket booster 356 lb 3.42 3.5 11,375 ft EW - KZO derivative SunLight Eagle Since 2008 Solar electric prop 79.4 34.75 >7,620 HALE test platform
Opale Under way Prop - twin 3,750 970 12 100 18,000 ft R/S - Border patrol; agriculture Theseus A/B Turboprop Atmospheric and earth research
TARES Under way Piston pusher prop RATO 160 50 7.35 4 200 13,000 ft Attack (Taifun successor) BAE Systems Coyote Completed In production Deployed Electric pusher prop - A-L 6.4 2.27 1.47 1.5 37 6,096 ISR - BDA - expendable
Sabath UAV Services X-Sight Under way Under way Piston 16.5 6 2.65 3 45 9,843 ft Surveillance Manta B4 Completed Deployed Gas - twin pusher prop 27.7 6.8 2.6 8 37 4,870 ISR
Scale Copter CamClone MKI Under way Under way Deployed Jet 41.6 10 Rotor diam. 2.48 1.1 20-100k (w/relay) 11,811 ft Minefield detection; target designation Silver Fox B4 Completed Deployed Gas prop - CL 12.2 2.27 2.4 8-10 36 LOS 3,658 ISR
Stemme UMS S15B Under way Turbo rotax 914F 1,050 100-170 18 9-40 <3,500 n.mi 30,000 ft Payload, range and endurance vary by fuel load BAI Systems XPV-1 Tern Completed Limited Deployed GAS 59 11.34 3.47 2 64.4 3,048 Force protection; sensor dispersion
S10-VTX Under way Piston or turbine 850 23 20 697-929 n.mi 30,000 ft Multimission motor glider L-3 BAI Aerosystems Evolution XTS Completed Under way Deployed Electric - H-L/B-L 8.2 lb 1.5 lb 5.4 ft 1.5 Back-packable surveil; SAR; chem detector
GREECE EADS 3 Sigma Nearchos Under way Under way Deployed Piston 110 C-L; 190 Tri 51- 92 5.1 12 7,000 RSTA - BDA - comm; tricycle takeoff Javelin Completed Limited Limited Piston prop 20 3.2 8 2 1 1,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Alkyon Completed Under way Deployed Piston pusher prop 36.3 1 2.06 1.5 120 3,048 Aerial target Viking 100 Completed Under way Piston pusher prop 150 lb 20 lb 12 ft 6-8 75 R/S; sensor drop
Iris Jet Completed Under way Deployed Jet - B-L 158.8 79.4 2.81 1 144 12,192 Aerial target Viking 105 Completed Under way Piston pusher prop 150 lb 20 lb 15 ft 10-14 75 R/S; sensor drop
Iris prop Completed Under way Deployed Piston pusher prop 102 45.4 2.9 2 144 4,785 Aerial target Viking 300 Under way Piston pusher prop 318 lb 30 lb 17.5 ft 6-8 75 R/S; sensor drop
Perseas Single Jet Completed Under way Deployed Jet 2.21 1 4,481 Aerial target Viking 400 Under way Pusher prop 493 lb 60 lb 20 ft 10-12 75 R/S; sensor drop
Perseas Twin jet Completed Under way Deployed Jet (2) 89.8 15 2.21 1 5,974 Aerial target w/NAVMAR Applied Sciences XPV-2 Mako Completed Under way Deployed 3W 100 cc 130 lb 30 lb 12.8 ft 8.5 40 n.mi 10,000 Reconnaissance
HUNGARY Bonn Hungary BXAP13 Completed Electric pusher prop 7.5 3 3.15 1 1,000 Reconnaissance; monitoring Bell Helicopter Textron Miniature aerial munition
INDIA ADE AURA (Research Aircraft) Under way High speed recon UAV w/weapon firing capability with Northrop Grumman Fire-X VT
Bharat Electronics Ltd Rustom-1 Eagle Eye Completed Limited   Turboshaft 2,250 lb 200 lb 24.2 ft 6 800 20,000 Tilt rotor
Defence Research & Development Org. Rustom-1 In development Flight testing 1,800 20 12 250 10,688 MALE tech demonstrator Unmanned 407X Under way
Rustom-H In development 24 HALE Boeing Military Aircraft A160 Hummingbird USMC cargo UAS demonstrator
Lakshya Completed Under way Deployed Turbojet 705 9.75 0.5 150 29,250 Aerial target; reconn X-37B OTV-1 First orbital test vehicle
Mk-II Lakshya In development Target drone with DARPA Vulture
Nishant/Gagan Completed Under way Limited R-L 381 45 6.57 4.5 160 13,000 RSTA Phantom Works Phantom Eye
Mk-II Nishant Phantom Ray
with ideaForge Netra In development Battery 1.5 0.5 1.5 200 Antiterrorism - COIN Class I UAV IOT&E LRIP Deploy 2012 Soldier-operated IRSTA
with ADE and ASL Nirbhay In development Turbofan; A-L or S-L 650 130 2.5 2 3,048 IRSTA - Hunter-killer Carolina Unmanned Vehicles LAS 35M3 Completed 2007 Delivered NA LTA 14 35 m3 vol 168 0 1,000 SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT, OTH COMM, E/O, IR, ISR
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Rustom-1 LAS 64M3 Completed 2006 Delivered NA LTA 30 64 m3 vol 168 0 1,250 OTH Telemetry Relay
with IAI Druve UVTOL In Flight testing 2011 Unmanned version of Druv helo LAS LCS variant Under way 2008 Design NA LTA 14 NA 168 0 1,000 OTH COMM relay, ISR, LCS
PTA Under way Aerial target Dara Aviation D-1 Under way Catapult-launched 77 22 10.7 17 Several variants; low-medium altitude R/S
National Aerospace Laboratories Black Kite MAV Under way 300 mm 0.5 2 Reconnaissance/surveillance Dragonfly Pictures DP-4X Completed Under way Limited Piston 140 30 Rotor diam. 8.5 1 1 7,000 Helicopter
- w ADE DP-5X Under way Piston - heavy fuel 250 35 Rotor diam. 8 5 Helicopter - RSTA
Speck Systems Baaz mini/micro Under way Electric - H-L 15 (mini) 1 6 DP-5XT Under way Twin rotor 154 650
IRAN * Asr-e Talai Alamdar MAV Under way H-L 4 Surveillance DRS Unmanned Technologies Sentry HP Completed Piston 190.5 75 3.9 6 112.66 3,048 R/S - target; sigint
Famas Black Eagle H-L RQ-15 Neptune Completed Completed Deployed Piston 59 9 2.13 4 64.4 2,438 Pneumatic sea- or land-launched; RSTA
Unknown Solar-powered D-Star (AurAayan Aerospace) D'Humbug Plus Under way     Ducted fan 300 50 Span 6.5 4 27 18,000 Rotor-in-wing
Unknown Rotary Elbit Systems of America Hermes
Faraz Asia Technologies Company Faraz-2 MAV H-L 0.5 10 Surveillance Skylark
FARC Sobakbal Under way Under way Deployed Electric 1.29 0.35 4.5 2 2.7-13.5 mi 19,686 ft Surveillance Frontline Aerospace VSTAR Under way Twin turbo 2,600 lb <400 lb 16.5 ft <17 425 w/max 31,000 TUCAV-MRE
Ghods Aviation Industries Ababil 3 (Swallow) Completed Under way Deployed 87 45 240 4,268 General Atomics I-GNAT ER/Sky Warrior Alpha Completed Completed Deployed Turbo pusher prop 1,045 204 int./136 ext. 17 40 Undisclosed 7,620 MALE, ISTAR-A, SIGINT
Mohajer-1/2/3/4 Completed Deployed Turbojet 30-150 3,352 Attack (RPGs) Aeronautical Systems Predator (RQ-1A/MQ-1) Completed Completed Deployed Turbo pusher prop 1,045 204 int./136 ext. 17 40 Undisclosed 7,620 MALE, ISTAR-A, SIGINT
(Mirsad-1, Doma, Hodhod) Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) Under way In production Deployed Turboprop (TPE 331-10T) 4,763 385 int./136 ext. 20.3 30+ Undisclosed 15,240 MALE, MM/MR, ISTAR-A, SIGINT
Saeqeh-1/2 (Lightning) Deployed RATO Aerial target Sky Warrior (MQ-1C Gray Eagle) Under way In production Limited Thielert 135 heavy-fuel 1,455 261 int./227 ext. 17.25 30+ Undisclosed 8,839 LRIP, MALE, ISTAR-A, SIGINT
Tallash (Endeavor and Hadaf) Completed Completed Deployed Target drone - aka "Target 3000" Predator C Avenger Under way In production Testing Pratt&Whitney PW545B 7,257 1,855 int./2,722 ext. 20.11 20 Undisclosed 15,240 MALE, MM/MR, ISTAR-A, SIGINT
Mohajer-5 H-L jet Geneva Aerospace Dakota Under way Under way Deployed Piston 133 lb 50 lb 12.7 ft 3+ 136 mi 15,000 R/S; sensor test
Shekarchi (Hunter) Griffon Aerospace MQM-171A Broadsword Under way In production Deployed 500 lb 17ft Generic TUAV target/training system
HESA (aka IAMI) Ababil variants (?) Completed Under way Deployed Jet - H-L/RATO/Pneum 83 45 0.325 1.5+ 30-120 3,048 Aerial target; RSTA; long-range surveillance MQM-170A Outlaw Completed In production Deployed RPV target
Hadaf-1 Under way Jet Aerial target Guided Systems Technologies SiCX-10E Completed Since 2009 Deployed Electric - VTOL 5 4.5 Rotor diam. 1.84 20 min 10 3,600 S&R, RDT&E
Unknown Karrar (Striker) Under way Turbojet RATO Disputed,115-700 1,000 Hunter-killer SiCX-12 Completed Since 2006 Deployed Piston - VTOL 8.6 5.4 Rotor diam. 1.93 Up to 2 10 3,000 RDT&E
Nazir (Harbinger) Hunter-killer SiCX-25 Completed Since 2010 Deployed Piston - VTOL 20 12 Rotor diam. 2.14 50 min 10 3,000 RDT&E
Unknown R'ad (Thunder) Hunter-killer SiCX-25-2H Completed Since 2010 Deployed Piston - VTOL 20 12 Rotor diam. 2.14 Up to 2 20 3,000 RSTA, S&R
Unknown Pehpad Under way Testing Hunter-killer SiCX-250 Under way Since 2009 Testing Piston - VTOL 162 115 Rotor diam. 6.1 Up to 5 40 2,400 M/UAV, agricultural
Stealth Under way Under way Deployed 700 R/S - announced 2/10/2007 SiCX-300V Under way Piston - VTOL 29 2.5 Rotor diam. 3 Up to 5 350 4,500 ImiNT, S&R, RSTA
Sharif University of Technology Shahbal Under way Pusher prop 17.5 5.5 2.47 12 3,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance Honeywell XM-156 Class I In development IOC 3Q FY15 HF turbine 14.7 3.86 45.7 duct diam. 60 8 3,353 Platoon/company RSTA
ISRAEL Aeronautics Ltd Aerolight Completed In production Deployed Piston - CL - pusher 40 8 4 4 150 3,048 Intel; training RQ-16A T-Hawk gMAV Completed Limited Deployed Gas piston - ducted fan 7.9 0.9 50 min 10 3,048 SA/recon; fits in backpack
Aerostar Completed In production Deployed Fuel Injection - pusher 210 50 7.5 12 200 5,486 RSTA T-Hawk Class 2 Under way First flight 2012 HF piston - ducted fan 18
Dominator Completed Deployed Dual turbo-diesel 899 400 14 200 LOS 25,000 ft MALE multimission T-Hawk MAV (heavy) Under way IOC 2015 HF piston - ducted fan 18.6
Picador VTOL Rotary 720 180 Rotor diam. 7.22 8 200 ISTAR ILC Dover TARS Under way Under way Deployed Blimp 1,200 lb Tail span 100 ft 30 days 15,000 Tethered aerostate radar system
Orbiter I MUAV Completed In production Deployed Electric CL -pusher 7 1.5 2.2 3 30 5,486 ISTAR - BDA Insitsu (Div. of Boeing) ScanEagle Completed Since 2002 Deployed GAS 20 0.9 3 up to 30 100 5,944 ISR; comm relay
Orbiter II MUAV Completed In production Deployed Electric CL - pusher 9.5 3 4 80 5,486 ISTAR - BDA NightEagle Completed Since 2004 Deployed GAS 22 3.19 18+ 5,944 Night ISR
Orbiter III MUAV Completed In production Deployed Electric CL - pusher 20 3.6 7 100 5,486 ISTAR - BDA Inceptor mini-helo Completed Deployed Electric 1.1 Rotor diam. 710 mm 20 min 3 150 ISR; SAR
Aerosky Completed Under way Deployed Piston 75 15 6 7 200 16,000 RSTA Integrator Under way LRIP 2012; RDT&E HF reciprocating engine; CL 61.2 17 4.8 24 4,573 ISR - droppable payloads
Aerosky 2 Under way Under way Piston/battery hybrid 80 10 Close-range/low-altitude TUAV Hydrogen HALE Under way Piston 2,000 lb 200 7 days 65,000 ft Follow-on to Condor
Bluebird Aero Systems Blueye Completed Completed Deployed Piston prop 55 15 4. 8 50 9,750 Surveillance and photo SeaScan/A20/ Geo-Ranger Completed Under way Deployed Piston pusher prop 38.4 1.3 9.8 15 900 23,000 ISR; communications
Boomerang Completed Completed Deployed Electric - C-L 9 2 2.75 7.5 50 9,750 R/S Insight Completed Under way Deployed Piston 44 lb 10.2 ft 20+ 19,500 ISR
Micro 2.2 Completed Completed Deployed Pusher prop - H-L/C-L 1 0.24 0.95 1 15 3,250 R/S - packed in two 7-kg briefcases Innovative Automation Axo Completed Limited Available Electric 2.4 1.5 16 Sensor/avionics test platform
SkyLite B Completed Completed Deployed Electric - C-L - Can 1.3 2.4 3.5 50 9,906 ISR - BDA Technologies
Elbit Systems Skylark 1LE Under way Deployed Electric prop H-L/B-L 6.5 2.9 3 15 914 Selected for battalion-level R/S Miniature aerial munition In development Testing 1.6 0.5 >3 100 NLOS precision strike
Skylark II Under way Under way Deployed Electric prop - V-L 65 6.5 4 60 1,524 R/S TUAV IntelliTech Microsystems Vector LRE Under way Under way Pusher prop 75 25 8.4 6 300 10,000 Surveillance and science
Hermes 450 Completed Under way Deployed Piston pusher prop 550 255 10.6 18 120 LOS 5,486 ISTAR - BDA Iron Bay XTM Under way Under way Piston pusher prop 60 25 16 8 45 10,000 Reconnaissance/surveillance
Hermes 900 Under way Pusher prop 970 450 15.3 36 9,144 Tactical MALE Kaman Aviation K-MAX Burro Completed Under way Deployed Single-engine twin rotor 12,000 lb 5,000 lb Rotor diam. 48 ft 10 175 29,000 Broad-area unmanned rapid resupply
EMIT Blue Horizon 2 Completed Under way Deployed Piston 180 37 6.5 17 26,000 ft Reconnaissance/surveillance Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship (HAA) In development Electric 22.7 21.3 hull diam. 15 days 966 surveil diam. 18,288 Untethered high-altitude surveillance
Butterfly Under way Piston 450 230 4 Powered parachute Skunkworks - with ShotSpotter Shot Stalker MUAV In development Silent electric Detect/geolocate gunshots and mortar fire
Sparrow N Under way Under way Piston pusher prop - C-L 45 12 2.44 6 120 ISR Stalker Completed In production Deployed USMC cargo UAS demonstrator
Mercury 3 Under way Turbo 550 150 10 30 200 38,000 ft Desert Hawk/FPASS Completed Under way Deployed Electric - B-L/R-L 7 lb 1 lb 4.3 ft 1 6 n.mi 1,000 Force protection aerial surveillance system
Dragonfly DF 16B Under way Piston - R-L 80 23 3.2 1.5 15,000 ft Desert Hawk III Under way Electric - H-L 2 lb 4.5 ft 1.5 9.3 mi Larger vehicle, modular payload bay
Dragonfly 2000 Under way Piston 140 16 5 14 15,000 ft Morphing Wing Under way Turbojet 29.6 DARPA technology demonstrator
Innocon MiniFalcon I Under way Pusher prop - C-L 90 15 5 12 1,500 ISR FALCON Under way Hypersonic Force application and launch from CONUS
Minifalcon II Under way Pusher prop - C-L 150 35 5.5 15 ISR Cormorant Under way IOC 2012 RATO 9,000 1,000 16 3 500 35,000 Submarine-launched multipurpose UAV
MicroFalcon I Under way Joined-wing - B-L 2 Over-the-hill ISAR Polecat P-175 Under way Turbofan (twin) 9,000 1,000 90 60,000 High-altitude ISR demonstrator
Israel Aircraft Industries Birdeye 400 Completed In production Deployed Electric - BL or HL 5.6 1.2 2.2 1 10 305 ISR PTDS Under way Under way Limited Aerostat 500 lb Tail span 36 ft 25 days 5,000 Persistent threat detection system
Birdeye 650 Completed Electric - BL 11 1.2 3 3 20 457 ISR w/ISL-Bosch Aerospace REAP Completed Deployed Aerostat 35 lb Tail span 17 ft 10 days 300 Rapidly elevated aerostat platform
Elect.Tethered Obs. Platform In development IOC 2011 Testing Electric - 4 ducted 20 160-cm diam. 100 Observation Mission Technologies BUSTER Completed In production Deployed GAS - JP-5 & JP-8 5.9 1.4 1.26 4 37 4,000 TUAV, E/O, IR, RSTA, B-L, LALE
Heron 1/Mahatz 1 Completed In production Deployed Pusher prop 1,250 250 16.6 45 350 9,144 MALE ISR; comm/relay BUSTER-LE Under way Testing GAS 7.3 1.4 1.8 10 37 4,400 TUAV, E/O, IR, RSTA, B-L, LALE
Heron TP Turbo pusher prop 4,650 1,000 26 36 BLOS w/satlink 13,716 MALE ISR; comm/relay E-BUSTER Completed In production Testing Electric 9.4 1.8 1.8 2 37 5,400 TUAV, E/O, IR, RSTA, B-L
Hunter Completed Deployed HF - RATO 885 100 10.5 21 250 6,096 RSTA Hellfox Under way Reciprocating 350 lb 3.4 8 18,000 Multimission
Panther VTOL Electric tilt rotor 65 10 8 6 60 915 ISTAR Mini-Vanguard Under way Reciprocating 105 lb 2.2 4 15,000 Multimission
Mini-Panther VTOL Electric tilt rotor 12 2 3.5 1.5 20 305 ISR MLB BAT 3 Completed Completed Limited Piston B-L 23 5 6 ft 5.5 180 mi 10,000 RSTA
Mosquito MUAV Electric HL/BL 0.5 0.35 40 min 3 152 R/S BAT-4 Under way Pusher prop 100 30 8 1 350 fuel/10 LOS 10,000 Surveillance and monitoring
Naval Rotary UAV (NRUAV) GAS rotor 2,200 220 Main rotor diam. 11.02 6 150 4,572 ISAR - SAR - BDA V-BAT Under way Piston fan; tailsitter 35 5 5 240 fuel/10 LOS 10,000 Surveillance and monitoring
Ranger Deployed Piston - CL 275 45 5.71 5 150 4,572 RSTA
Searcher III Completed Deployed Quiet; pusher 436 120 8.55 18 350 7,010 RSTA - BDA Moller Aerobot Under way Rotary - heavy fuel 350 Fan 8x20 in VTOL - Developing for niche customers
I-View MK50 Completed Prop 65 10 4 6 50 15,000 ft Close-range TUAV-brigade-level/ special ops
I-View MK150 Completed     Piston 160 20 5.7 7 100 17,000 ft RSTA Naval Research Lab FINDER In development Limited Limited CL or AL 26.3 4.99 2.6 11 321.9 7,620 DTRA chem sensor; AFSOC standoff target PID; jammer
I-View MK250 Under way Prop 250 60 7.1 8 150 20,000 ft Medium-range TUAV ALICE Under way JP-8 prop 25 lb 2 250 n.mi 45,000 ft Air-launched integrated countermeasure-expendable
Harpy Completed Under way Deployed Wankel 135 2.1 500 Antiradar attack - SEAD BITE-wing Under way Flapping biwings 20-30 g Biplane engine - MUAV “insect flight” demonstrator
Israel Military Industries ITALD Completed Under way Deliver 2009 A-L 160 n.mi 30,000 ft Enemy radar decoy; air-superiority trainer CICADA Under way Air-dropped glider 7 oz 6-in cube w/18 MAVs) GPS-guided MUAV to “seed” miniature sensors
Steadicopter Black Eagle-50 RUAV Completed Since 2009 116cc water-cooled engine 35 3 Rotor diam. 2 3 50-150 2,743 ISR Dakota 2 Under way Prop Payload testbed
TopiVision Casper 250 Under way Electric prop - H-L 5 1.5 15 Backpack mini-UAV ; surveillance Extender Under way Electric AL 31 lb 7 lb 2.3 Electronic warfare
Top I Tactical Aerostat Under way Deployed Tethered LTA 500 Security surveillance; monitoring Finder Under way Pusher prop - UAV AL 6.5 Chemical weapons “sniffer”
Urban Aeronautics Mule A Under way Under way Limited Turboshaft 1,100 900 Rotor diam. 1.8 2 360 12,000 Rescue; medivac Ghost Under way Prop Payload testbed
ITALY Alenia Aeronautica Sky-X Under way Microturbo 2,600 lb 440 lb 19.5 ft 192 25,000 ft R/S, UCAV demonstrator Sender Completed Completed Limited Battery 10 2.5 4 2 100 5,000 Prototype small UAV demonstrator
Advanced Aviation Technology RV-VTOL25 Under way Testing GAS 55 20-25 Rotor diam. 2.5 Up to 3 10 3,800 ISR, STAR, MM/MR Swallow Under way     Electric pusher prop 60 10 15 2 60 30,000 Bio collection
(A2TECH) RV-VTOLx4 Under way Electric 5 2 4x28 cm 20 min 1 3,000 ISR NAVMAFR Applied Sciences XPV-2 Mako TUAV Completed Limited Deployed GAS pusher prop 59 11.6 3.86 8.5 75 3,000
Selex Galileo Mirach 100/X Aerial target Completed Limited Deployed WJ38-7T engine 726 132 2.3 1.5 180 12,344 M 0.85 aerial target with BAI Systems
Falco Completed Deployed Turbo pusher prop 420 70 7.2 14 200 5,000 Surveillance Neural Robotics Inc. Autocopter Express E Under way Electric 10 lb Rotor diam. 5.8 ft 0.25 0.5 mi Mini-helicopter - photo
Falco Evo Under way 120 14 Autocopter Express GXL Under way Piston 15 lb Rotor diam. 5.9 ft 1 0.5 mi Surveillance and photo
Nibbio Under way A-L/G-L - two JATO boosters 360 70 2.3 1.5 400 12,500 RSTA - BDA - EW - SAR
UTRI MHELI Under way Under way Electric 4.8 1 Rotor diam. 0.25 15-25 10,500 Reconnaissance; surveillance Northrop Grumman EuroHawk (RQ-4E) Completed Since 2007 Testing Turbofan, heavy fuel 14,628 1,360 39.9 30+ 22,780 18,300 HALE, SIGINT
JAPAN Fuji AJ KAI (BQM-34AJ) CAE J69-T-29 2,500 lb 4 1,359 55,000 ft Target drone Aerospace Systems NATO AGS (RQ-4B Block 40 ) Completed Since 2008 Testing Turbofan, heavy fuel 14,628 1,360 39.9 32+ 22,780 18,300 HALE, ISR
FFOS MG6 600 lb Rotor diam. 4.5 3 Surveillance NASA: RQ-4A Global Hawk Completed Completed in 2002 Deployed G-L 12,111 907.2 35.4 35+ 22,236 18,300 HALE, earth science
J/AMQ-1 Turbojet 519 lb 2.12m 15 min Target drone USAF: RQ-4A Block 10 Completed Completed in 2006 Deployed G-L 12,111 907.2 35.4 35+ 22,236 18,300 HALE, ISR
RPH-2 Completed Limited Limited Piston 660 lb 175 lb Rotor diam. 16 ft 1 5 2,000 Helicopter - E/O - IR - NBC USAF: RQ-4B Block 20 Completed Completed in 2008 Deployed G-L 14,628 1,360 39.9 36+ 22,780 18,300 HALE, ISR, EO/IR, COMM
Kawada RoboCopter 300 Completed     Piston 1,750 650 Rotor diam. 26.6 1 1 2,000 Helicopter - Surveillance USAF: RQ-4B Block 30 Completed Since 2005 Deployed G-L 14,628 1,360 39.9 36+ 22,780 18,300 HALE ISR, EO/IR, SIGINT, SAR
Yamaha R-50 Completed Completed Deployed Piston 148 44 Rotor diam. 10 0.5 0.1 300 Helicopter USAF: RQ-4B Block 40 Under way LRIP since 2006 Testing G-L 14,628 1,360 39.9 36+ 22,780 18,300 HALE ISR, GMTI, SAR
R-Max Type II Completed Under way Limited Piston 94 31 Rotor diam. 3 1 0.53 492 Agriculture; surveillance USN: MQ-4C BAMS Under way SDD since 2010 Testing G-L 14,628 1,360 39.9 30+ 22,780 18,300 BAMS HALE ISR, EO/IR, SIGINT, GMTI, SAR, AIS, COMM
R-Max Type IIG Completed Under way Limited Piston 94 31 Rotor diam. 3 GPS USN: RQ-4A Block 10 BAMS-D Completed Completed in 2006 Deployed G-L 12,111 907.2 35.4 35+ 22,236 18,300 BAMS HALE, ISR
JORDAN Jordan Advanced Remote Systems Jordan Falcon Under way Piston pusher prop - C-L 60 6 4 25 1,500 RSTA USN: X-47B UCAS-D Under way RDT&E P&W F100-PW-220U 20,185 2,041 18.9 Variable 3,890 12,192 UCAV carrier demonstration
Jordan Arrow Under way Piston pusher prop - C-L 60 15 1 33-100 3,000 Aerial target - longer range version carries IR sensor Bat-10/12 Under way Limited Testing GAS or HF pusher prop 99.8 34.02 3.66 12 1,592 4,500 TUAV, BWB , ISR, STAR, BAMS
LEBANON Hezbollah (disputed) Mirsad-1 Deployed Piston 50 3 6,600 RS/attack - possibly Iranian Mheger 4 import MQ-5B Hunter Completed Completed in 2006 Deployed Heavy fuel 816.5 10.4 15 6,096 Multimission
MALAYSIA Composite Technology Research ALUDRA Mk1 Completed Piston pusher prop 200 25 16 ft 3 50 12,000 ft Surveillance and monitoring MQ-8B FireScout
ALUDRA Mk2 Completed Piston pusher prop 250 50 20 ft 6 150 12,000 ft Surveillance and monitoring with Hybrid Air Vehicles, SAIC, AAI LEMV In development Testing 2012 Four diesel engines 1,134 ~46W-92L-26H 21 days 3,219 6,096 Persistent ISR
Intisar 100 Completed Piston helo 13 5 Rotor diam. 5 ft 1 2 800 Surveillance Ohio Univ Avionics Galah Under way Since 2009 Testing Piston pusher prop 10.5+ 2.5+ 2.36 0.33+ 26.2 2438.4 Sense and avoid test platfrom
UPM UPMX Under way Testing Civil demonstrator Engineering Center
MEXICO Hydra Technologies E1 Gavilan Under way Electric 1.5 10 Oregon Iron Works Sea Scout Under way AR74-1470 350 lb 17 ft 5 115 mi 20,000 Comm relay; surveillance
S4 Ehecatl Completed Piston 55 9 8 80 Pioneer UAV Inc. Pioneer (RQ-2B) Completed Under way Deployed Rotary - RATO option 450 100 16.9 6 100 12,000 RSTA; BDA; attack
NETHERLANDS Dutch Space Man-Portable Aerial Terrain Exp. Concept Electric prop 13 7.8 1 3 MAV; close-range battlefield surveillance Proxy Aviation Systems SkyWatcher Under way Jet (heavy fuel option) 2,900 650/350 (8/15hr) 31 15 20,000 MALE ISR/BDA
NEW ZEALAND TGR Helicorp Alpine Wasp Under way Rotor 30,000 ft Mountain SAR SkyRaider Under way Jet 4,000 330-1,000 32 -10 24,000 ISR/BDA/comm
Snark Under way Under way Piston 2,500 1,500 Rotor diam. 28.6 24 13,600 ft Reconnaissance; medevac Raytheon Cobra Under way Limited Piston prop 105 27 10 ft 3 36 mi 12,000 Testbed demonstrator
NORWAY Northern Research Institute CryoWing Arctic high altitude, extreme temperature MALD Under way Under way Turbojet - A-L 250 4.5 Disrupt enemy integrated air defense systems
PAKISTAN * Air Weapons Complex Uqaab Under way Pusher prop 150-350 Two versions, one tactical, one strategic RotoMotion Inc. SR-20 Completed Under way Deployed Electric 26.5 10 Rotor diam. 5.75 0.4 0.5 LOS Mini-helicopter - surveillance
AWC Mk1 Completed Under way Deployed 66 2 18 STA SR-100 Completed Under way Deployed Electric or piston 55 18 Rotor diam. 6.6 0.75-.3 0.5 LOS Mini-helicopter - surveillance
AWC Mk2 Under way Under way Deployed 132 3 30 SR-200 Completed Under way Deployed Piston 110 50 Rotor diam. 9.8 4 5 LOS Small VTOL - surveil.
AWC Mk3 Concept Sanswire STS-111 Airship Under way Testing 9 3.35 diam. 5 days 1,448 4,572 MALE C4ISR - MDA
Bravo Under way Under way Deployed Piston prop 110 20 4 80 R/S - SAR Stratellite Airship Under way Vis. to 125,000 mi2 18,288 ISR; comm relay
Vision-1 Under way Under way Piston pusher prop 120 25 10.5 5 100 9,750 Surveillance SAS-51 Airship Completed Limited Demonstration Solar power ISR
Vision-2 Under way Under way Piston pusher prop 176 33 14.7 4 90 Surveillance SkySat Airship Under way ISR
Adv. Computing & Eng. Solutions Eagle Eye P1 Under way 130 30 5 3 80 TUAV surveillance SurveyCopter Copter 1B VTOL Completed In production 15 5 Rotor diam. 1.8 0.75 5 1,500 R/S - BP
Eagle Eye P2 Under way 175 40 5.8 4 150 R/S Copter 4 VTOL Completed In production 25 10 Rotor diam. 2.2 1 8 1,500 R/S - BP
Directorate Gen. of Munitions Prod. HudHud 1 Under way Tractor propeller 77 44 2.5 30 R/S-EW Blimp 2C Under way Tethered 900 g 1.2 diam. 1 150 Aerial photography
Inst. of Industrial Control Systems HudHud 2 Under way Pusher prop 154 88 3.5 48 Blimp 37M Under way Tethered 10 3 diam. 1 150 Aerial photo - surveillance
HISAT-DK Under way Under way Deployed Piston B-L 150 22 10 1.5 246 Target drone Schweizer Aircraft (Sikorsky) Argus 300 Completed Under way Deployed Piston 1,750 650 Rotor diam. 13.4 VTOL - R/S - comm relay
Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle Mk II Under way Piston pusher prop 15 4 3.1 3 30 Civil border surveillance Swift Engineering KillerBee "KB-1" Completed Prototype Piston/pusher 15 lb 7 lb 2 ft 15 1,000 mi 15,000 MAV ISR - developmental BWB concept demo
Desert Hawk Under way Hand-launched KB-2 Completed Completed Piston/pusher 60 lb 10 lb 6 ft 15 1,200 mi 15,000 ISR
Explorer KB-3 Completed Completed Piston/pusher 120 lb 20 lb 9 ft 15 1,200 mi 15,000 RSTA / comm relay
Hawk Mk5 Completed Deployed Prop 65 15 4.51 6 120 Surveillance KB-4 Completed LRIP Piston/pusher 155 lb 30 lb 10 ft 15 1,200 mi 15,000 Multimission
Hornet Mk4 Completed Deployed Piston prop 50 12 3.87 4 80 Surveillance KB4-ER Proposed Conceptual Piston/pusher 220 lb 35-50 lb 14 ft 15 @ 50 lb 1,200 mi 15,000 Multimission
Huma Under way Under way Deployed Rocker-boosted takeoff 130 20 4.4 6 100 TUA -R/S Tactical Aerospace Group TAG-M80 Under way Piston 89 lb 44 lb Rotor diam. 2.55 3.5 54 n.mi 13,124 R/S-EW
Nishan Mk1 TAG-M65 Under way 57 lb 24.25 lb Rotor diam. 7 ft 5 54 n.mi 13,124 RSTA-EW
Nishan TJ 1000 Textron Defense Systems Miniature aerial munition In development Testing 1.6 0.5 >3 100 NLOS precision strike
Rover Theiss Aviation Ferret Completed Limited Electric H-L/B-L 5.5 1.5 3.3 1.5
Shadow Mk1 Under way Twin pusher prop 90 25 5.2 6 160 Surveillance PLANC Completed Limited Electric H-L/B-L 5.8 1.75 1.5
Tornado 2000 Under way Mini-turbojet - C-L 120 Fighter decoy Super Ferret Completed Limited Electric H-L 8 4 7.5 1.5
Vector Tactical Information Craft Under way Battery 3-4 in. 1.5
Vision Mk1/Mk2 Under way Pusher prop 35/80 3.22/4.51 3/4 50/120 Surveillance Tarzan TD-1c Completed Under way Piston 255 105 18 245
Vulcan Mk1/Mk2 Under way Pusher prop Aerial target UAS Dynamics STORM Under way Unknown Testing 13.6-34 18 w/13kg pay. Offered for STUAS Tier I
Vulcan TJ-1000 Under way Mini-turbojet Aerial target Joint venture: Skylark I-LE Under way H-L 3 15 Small unit close reconnaissance
Integrated Defense Systems Vector Mk1 Completed Under way Deployed Piston prop 215 55 17 6 90 12,000 R/S - chemical sensor UAV Research Lab. Merlin 200 Completed Since 2006 Limited Piston 85 30 4.88 5.5 60 3,700
Vector Mk2 Under way 264 5+ 120 Rotor Buzz Completed Since 2007 Limited Piston 100 40 Rotor diam. 3.2 1 0.8 120
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Ababeel Completed Under way Deployed Piston prop - H-L 6.2 N/A 5.25 0.33 Air defense gunnery target/Baaz trainer Silhouette Completed Completed Limited Electric/piston 12.7 9.1 2.6 1.0 (w/piston) 9 1,500 R/S, RDT&E, TUAV capability, G-L, C-L
Baaz Completed Under way Deployed Piston prop - C-L 41.9 N/A 8 0.5 1.2 Air defense gunnery/ missile trainer Helicopter, R/S, RDT&E, crop dusting
SATUMA Flamingo Completed Production (1 yr.) Deployed Piston pusher prop 245 50 6.61 8 200 LOS 4,250 MR, ISR Viking Aerospace Wolverine III (MQ-W3) Completed Production since 2009 Deployed Electric 14 4.5 2.7 1 20 15,000 R/S, RDT&E, G-L
Jasoos/Bravo+ Completed Production (6 yrs.) Deployed Piston pusher prop 145 25 4.92 5 100 LOS 3,000 TUAV. ISR
Mukhbar Completed Piston pusher prop 40 7.5 3.56 1.5 50 LOS 2,100 SR, ISR KEY
Stingray Under way Electric prop B-L 9.5 2 3 1.5 25 LOS 1,500 ISR, OVT, BDA ACTD Advanced Concept & Technology Demonstrator CIRPAS Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted ImiNT Images Intelligence MAV Micro-Air Vehicle SA Situational Awareness STUAS Small Tactical Unmanned Air System
Sky-C Under way Electric prop H-L 4.5 0.5 2.43 1 10 LOS 1,000 ISR, OVT, BDA A-L Air Launched Aircraft Studies ISR Intelligence/Survellance/Reconnaissance MDA Maritime Domain Awareness S&R - SAR Search & Rescue SUAS Small Unmanned Aerial System
Tunder Completed Completed (12 yrs.) Deployed Piston pusher prop C-L 65 10 3.05 1.5 10 V-LOS 3,000 Target drone AMW Anti-Mine Warfare C-L Catapult-Launched ISTAR-A Intelligence/Surveillance/Target Acquisition/ MM/MR Multimission/Multirole SIGINT Signals Intelligence TA Target Acquisition
Tunder - LR Completed Production (1 yr.) Deployed Piston pusher prop C-L 70 10 3.05 1.5 50 LOS 3,000 Target drone ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare COIN Counter-Insurgency Reconnaissance-Attack MR Medium Range S-Aut Semi-Autonomous T-L Transporter Launcher
PORTUGAL Portuguese Air Force ANTEX- m (X00, X01, X02) Under way 220 55 19.5 ATA Air-to-Air (missile/gun attack) ELINT Electronic Intelligence JCTD Joint Capability Technology Demonstration M/UAV Optionally Manned or U nmanned Aerial Vehicle Sea Sea-Launch (surface or submarine) TUAV Tactical UAV
University of Minho AIVA Under way Electric pusher prop 33 13.2 15.6 Civil fire/agriculture monitoring ATG Air-to-Ground (missile/gun attack) EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal LALE Low Altitude/Long Endurance OPV Optionally Piloted Vehicle S-L Ship Launch VLO Very Low Observable
BAMS Broad-Area Maritime Surveilance EW Electronic Warfare LAS Lightweight Aerostat System OTH Over The Horizon STAR Surveillance/Target Acquisition/Reconnaissance V-LOS Visual Line of Site
RUSSIA A Level Aerosystems (ZALA Aero) ZALA 421-Demo Under way Battery - prop 1.2 1.2-1.5 40 min 2,000 Demonstrator
BCTM-2 Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 2 FCS Future Combat System LCS Littoral Combat Ship PID Positive Identification
ZALA 421-02 VTOL Completed In production Deployed Piston - rotor 95 40 Rotor diam. 3.64 6 50 3,000 R/S - SAR - CBRN monitoring
BDA Battle Damage Assessment GAS Gasoline Engine LOS Loss of Signal RATO Rocket Assisted Take-Off
ZALA 421-02X Under way Piston - rotor 90 30 Rotor diam. 3.12 1.5 50 3,000 Close hovering - as above LR Long Range RF Radio Frequency
B-L Bungee-Launched G-L Ground Launched
ZALA 421-04M Under way Electric - prop 4.5 1 1.6 2 25 3,600 R/S - monitoring BLOS Beyond Line-of-Sight gMAV Gasoline Micro Air Vehicle LRIP Low-Rate Initial Production R-L Rail-Launched
ZALA 421-06 mini-VTOL Under way Piston - GAS 12 2 Rotor diam. 1.77 2 40 3,000 R/S - monitoring BP Border Patrol HALE High Altitude/Long Endurance LTA Lighter Than Air R/S Reconnaissance/Surveillance
ZALA 421-08 Under way Under way Limited Electric - prop - CL optional 2.4 0.3 0.8 1.5 10 3,600 R/S - monitoring BWB Blended Wing Body HF Heavy Fuel MAGIC Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications RSTA Reconnaissance/Surveillance/Target Acquisition
CAS Civil Air Surveillance H-L Hand-Launched MALE Medium Altitude/Long Endurance RTA-A Reconnaissance/Target Acquisition-Attack
CICADA Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft HS Homeland Security MALE-EP Medium Altitude/Long Endurance/Extreme Persistence S Stealth Join us each year at Infotech@Aerospace
* UAV programs, companies, missions, specs from these countries are the most difficult of all to verify. This chart offers the best information available, gleaned from dozens of sources, with every effort made to verify often widely different claims. NOTE: Italics indicate data that are reported but cannot be verified.