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Country Model Manufacturer Produced Description
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ AN-BK-1 Horlytsia Antonov โ€” Ukrainian operational-tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s, designed for day-and-night intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance, and strike missions.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ AQM-34 Lightning Bug Ryan โ€” American jet-powered reconnaissance drone, developed in the early 1960s, extensively deployed during the Vietnam War for photographic and electronic intelligence gathering.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ASN-209 Silver Eagle ASN Technology
12
 Chinese medium-altitude medium-endurance tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, used for aerial reconnaissance, battlefield survey, and electronic warfare.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Aarok Turgis & Gaillard
1
 French armed MALE drone, still in prototype stage.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Ababil-3 HESA
217
 Iranian multirole tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, introduced in the 2000s, primarily utilized for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Aerosonde Textron โ€” American small unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century, utilized for meteorological data collection and military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ An-196 Liutyi Ukroboronprom โ€” Ukrainian one-way attack drone, developed by Ukroboronprom in 2022 as a long-range deep-strike analogue to the Russian Shahed-136.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ BQM-167 Skeeter Composite Engineering
37
 American subscale aerial target drone, developed in the early 2000s, used for weapon systems evaluation and training by the United States Air Force and international partners.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ BQM-74 Chukar Northrop โ€” American remote-controlled subsonic aerial target drone, developed in the mid-1960s and utilized for gunnery and missile training exercises.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ BZK-005 Giant Eagle Beihang/Guizhou
116
 Chinese medium-altitude long-range reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2000s, utilized for maritime surveillance and intelligence gathering.
Country Model Manufacturer Produced Description
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Bayraktar Akฤฑncฤฑ Baykar
110
 Turkish high-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, introduced in 2021, utilized for strategic reconnaissance and precision strike missions.
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Bayraktar Kฤฑzฤฑlelma Baykar
7
 Turkish jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2020s for carrier-capable and autonomous multirole operations.
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Bayraktar TB2 Baykar
600
 Turkish armed drone, highly notable for its pivotal role in conflicts such as Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, and Libya.
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Bayraktar TB3 Baykar โ€” Turkish carrier-based medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2020s, designed for short-range take-off and landing from drone carriers.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bober UkrJet โ€” Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone, developed in the early 2020s, deployed in strategic strike operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Burraq NESCOM โ€” Pakistani unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s, used for surveillance and targeted air-to-surface strikes.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ CH-3 Rainbow CASC โ€” Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, used for reconnaissance and precision strike operations.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ CH-4 Rainbow CASC โ€” Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle, significant for deployments in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, utilized extensively for surveillance and strike missions.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ CH-5 Rainbow CASC โ€” Chinese combat drone extensively deployed for surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ CH-7 Rainbow CASC โ€” Chinese stealth flying wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the late 2010s, designed for high-altitude reconnaissance and strike missions.
Country Model Manufacturer Produced Description
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canadair CL-289 Canadair โ€” Canadian unmanned surveillance drone, developed in the late 20th century, deployed for military reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Crรฉcerelle Sagem โ€” French reconnaissance UAV, developed in the 1990s, deployed in military operations including the Kosovo campaign.
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Denel Seeker Denel โ€” South African tactical reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century, deployed for real-time day and night surveillance and artillery guidance.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช EMT Luna EMT โ€” German unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, introduced in 2000, used for close reconnaissance and transmitting live video data.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Eitan (Heron TP) IAI โ€” Israeli large unmanned combat aerial vehicle, deployed from 2010, known for surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat roles globally.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Elbit Skylark Elbit โ€” Israeli miniature unmanned aerial system, introduced in 2008, designed for tactical surveillance and reconnaissance and deployed in global military operations.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Eleron-3 ENICS โ€” Russian reconnaissance UAV, developed in the early 21st century, extensively deployed in military operations in Syria and Ukraine.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Eurodrone Airbus / Dassault / Leonardo โ€” European medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system, developed in the early 21st century for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and ground support missions.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Evil Birds Backfire Evil Birds โ€” Ukrainian fixed-wing strike and bomber unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2020s, deployed in tactical bombing operations.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ FP-1 Fire Point
5000
 Ukrainian long-range, one-way attack drone, developed in the early 2020s, deployed in deep-strike military operations.
Country Model Manufacturer Produced Description
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ FQ-42 Dark Merlin General Atomics โ€” American jet-powered collaborative combat aircraft developed by General Atomics, selected by the U.S. Air Force to fly air-to-air missions alongside crewed fighters under the CCA program.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ FQ-44 Fury Anduril โ€” American jet-powered collaborative combat aircraft developed by Anduril Industries, selected by the U.S. Air Force to fly air-to-air missions alongside crewed fighters under the CCA program.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Forpost IAI โ€” Israeli reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the 1980s and introduced in the 1990s, utilized for surveillance and strike missions by multiple global armed forces.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Fotros IAIO
3
 Iranian reconnaissance, surveillance, and combat unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s, deployed for military surveillance and strike operations.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง GEC-Marconi Phoenix GEC-Marconi โ€” British reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century, used for all-weather real-time surveillance and artillery spotting by the British Army.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ GJ-11 Sharp Sword Hongdu โ€” Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, utilized for precision strike and reconnaissance missions by the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ GNAT-750 General Atomics โ€” American aerial reconnaissance UAV, developed in the late 1980s, used for intelligence gathering and monitoring operations.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Garpiya-A1 IEMZ Kupol
2500
 Russian long-range combat drone, developed in the early 2020s, extensively deployed in the Russo-Ukrainian War and other regional conflicts.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Geran-2 IEMZ Kupol
26000
 Russian-produced version of the Iranian Shahed-136 one-way attack drone, built at the Alabuga (Yelabuga) plant and used at scale against Ukraine since 2022.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Gerbera JSC Alabuga โ€” Russian multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle designed for kamikaze, reconnaissance, and decoy missions, first deployed in 2024 during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Country Model Manufacturer Produced Description
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Harfang EADS
3
 Israeli-designed medium-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, introduced in the late 2000s and operated by the French and Moroccan militaries.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Hermes 450 Elbit โ€” Israeli medium-size MALE drone for surveillance and reconnaissance.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Hermes 900 Elbit
200
 Israeli larger MALE drone, widely used around the world for reconnaissance.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IAI Harop Israel Aerospace Industries โ€” Israeli stealth loitering munition, developed in the early 21st century, utilized for intelligence, surveillance, and precision strike missions in various global conflicts.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IAI Harpy IAI โ€” Israeli loitering munition, developed in the late 1980s, designed for the suppression of enemy air defenses by attacking radar systems.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IAI Heron IAI โ€” Israeli MALE unmanned aerial vehicle, utilized globally since 1994 for reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence missions.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IAI Scout IAI โ€” Israeli reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle, developed in the 1970s, used for battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IAI Searcher IAI โ€” Israeli drone, renowned for employment in reconnaissance and surveillance, notable for substantial service record since 1990s.