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Country	Model		Manufacturer	Produced	Description
🇷🇺	Italmas		ZALA Aero Group	—	Russian long-range one-way attack loitering munition, introduced in 2023, deployed in strikes against infrastructure and settlements.
🇷🇺	KUB-BLA		ZALA Aero	—	Russian high-precision loitering munition and unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 2010s, deployed for precision strike operations in regional conflicts.
🇰🇷	KUS-FS		Korean Air	—	South Korean medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, designed for strategic surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
🇩🇪	KZO		Rheinmetall	—	German stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century, used for target acquisition and artillery support.
🇮🇷	Kaman-22		IAIO	—	Iran-made wide-body unmanned combat aerial vehicle, unveiled in 2021 and reportedly designed for long-range reconnaissance and strike missions.
🇹🇷	Karayel		Vestel	—	Turkish tactical reconnaissance and combat unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s and deployed for surveillance and precision strike operations.
🇮🇷	Karrar		HESA	—	Iranian jet-powered target drone and long-range bomber, developed in the early 21st century and used for air-defense training and precision strikes.
🇷🇺	Korsar		OKB Luch	—	Russian medium-weight tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, used for reconnaissance, strike, and electronic warfare missions.
🇷🇺	Kronshtadt Orion		Kronstadt Group	48	Russian unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s, utilized for reconnaissance and strike missions in modern conflicts.
🇮🇳	Lakshya		DRDO	23	Indian high-speed target drone system developed in the late 20th century, remotely piloted for aerial reconnaissance and live-fire training.

Country	Model		Manufacturer	Produced	Description
🇺🇦	Leleka-100		DeViRo	—	Ukrainian tactical reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the mid-2010s, extensively deployed for air reconnaissance and artillery fire adjustment.
🇮🇹	Leonardo Falco		Leonardo	—	Italian tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2000s, designed for medium-altitude, medium-endurance intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-1 Predator		General Atomics	360	American unmanned aerial vehicle, operational since 1995, notable for its use in major conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
🇺🇸	MQ-1C Gray Eagle		General Atomics	204	American medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, introduced in the early 21st century and primarily utilized by the United States Army for reconnaissance and strike missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-20 Avenger		General Atomics	9	American jet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, designed for stealthy reconnaissance and strike missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-25 Stingray		Boeing	7	American unmanned carrier-based aerial refueling tanker, developed in the late 2010s, utilized for extending the combat radius of carrier air wings.
🇦🇺	MQ-28 Ghost Bat		Boeing	8	Australian stealth multirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2020s, designed to support crewed aircraft as a loyal wingman and perform autonomous missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-4 Triton		Northrop Grumman	30	American unmanned surveillance aircraft, known for deployments in persistent maritime ISR missions.
🇺🇸	MQ-8 Fire Scout		Northrop Grumman	40	US unmanned helicopter drone, utilized predominantly in reconnaissance and target acquisition in Afghanistan and Libya war zones.
🇺🇸	MQ-9 Reaper		General Atomics	300	American unmanned aerial vehicle, notable for extensive use in Middle East conflicts since the 21st century.

Country	Model		Manufacturer	Produced	Description
🇺🇸	MQM-107 Streaker		Beechcraft	2236	American reusable turbojet-powered target towing drone, introduced in the mid-1980s, used by the United States military for testing and training.
🇮🇷	Mohajer-10		Qods	—	Iranian medium-altitude long-endurance combat drone unveiled in 2023, visually resembling the MQ-9 Reaper, with a claimed 2,000 km range, 24-hour endurance and 300 kg payload.
🇮🇷	Mohajer-4		Qods	40	Iranian single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 1990s, used primarily for reconnaissance and battlefield surveillance.
🇮🇷	Mohajer-6		Qods	210	Iranian single-engine multirole ISTAR unmanned aerial combat vehicle, introduced in the late 2010s, utilized for multispectral surveillance and precision-guided strikes in various regional and international conflicts.
🇷🇺	Molniya		Atlant Aero	—	Russian short- and medium-range strike loitering drone, introduced in 2024, deployed for striking logistics, rear positions, and equipment clusters beyond the line of contact.
🇹🇼	NCSIST Albatross		NCSIST	32	Taiwanese medium unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2000s, deployed for military surveillance, reconnaissance, and civilian applications.
🇮🇳	Nishant		DRDO	4	Indian unmanned aerial vehicle developed in the late 20th century, primarily used for battlefield surveillance, reconnaissance, and target designation by the Indian Army.
🇷🇺	Orlan-10		Special Technology Center	1000	Russian reconnaissance unarmed drone, extensively used in the 2022 Ukraine war.
🇷🇺	Orlan-30		Special Technology Center	—	Russian reconnaissance and laser-designator unmanned aerial vehicle, introduced in 2020, deployed in military conflicts to direct precision-guided munitions.
🇺🇦	PD-2		UkrSpecSystems	20	Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned aerial system, developed in the late 2010s, used for aerial reconnaissance and combat operations.

Country	Model		Manufacturer	Produced	Description
🇺🇸	QH-50 DASH		Gyrodyne	746	American drone anti-submarine helicopter, developed in the late 1950s, used as a stand-off weapon on naval ships.
🇰🇷	RQ-101 Night Intruder		Korean Air	—	South Korean unarmed military reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century and deployed since 2002 for corps-level intelligence gathering.
🇺🇸	RQ-11 Raven		AeroVironment	19000	American unmanned aerial vehicle, renowned for extensive service since 1990s, widely deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
🇺🇸	RQ-16 T-Hawk		Honeywell	—	American ducted fan VTOL miniature UAV, developed in the early 21st century, deployed for reconnaissance and explosive ordnance disposal.
🇺🇸	RQ-170 Sentinel		Lockheed Martin	—	American stealth drone, prominently used in intelligence collection operations, notable during the late 2000s into the 2010s.
🇺🇸	RQ-180		Northrop Grumman	—	American stealth unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance aircraft, developed in the early 21st century, designed for penetrating contested airspace.
🇺🇸	RQ-2 Pioneer		AAI	175	American-Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the late 20th century, used primarily for reconnaissance, surveillance, and artillery targeting from 1986 until 2007.
🇺🇸	RQ-20 Puma		AeroVironment	1000	American battery-powered, small hand-launched unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and intelligence gathering.
🇺🇸	RQ-21 Blackjack		Insitu	—	American tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 2010s, used for forward reconnaissance and intelligence gathering by naval and land forces.
🇺🇸	RQ-4 Global Hawk		Northrop Grumman	40	American HALE drone, widely deployed in the Iraq War and post-9/11 Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance.

Country	Model		Manufacturer	Produced	Description
🇺🇸	RQ-5 Hunter		Northrop Grumman	20	Israeli-designed short-range tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, introduced in the mid-1990s, used for aerial reconnaissance, surveillance, and light precision strike operations.
🇺🇸	RQ-7 Shadow		AAI Corporation	500	American reconnaissance drone, integral to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, recognized for its surveillance and target acquisition roles.
🇨🇭	RUAG Ranger		RUAG	40	Swiss-Israeli tactical reconnaissance UAV, developed in the late 20th century, used for military reconnaissance and civilian search and rescue.
🇦🇹	S-100 Camcopter		Schiebel	—	Austrian unmanned helicopter, deployed globally since 2006, primarily for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes.
🇷🇺	S-70 Okhotnik		Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association	2	Russian stealth heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, intended for reconnaissance and strike missions under the control of fifth-generation fighter pilots.
🇮🇷	Saegheh		Shahed	50	Iranian flying wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed in the 2010s, used for combat and reconnaissance operations.
🇫🇷	Safran Patroller		Safran	—	French medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, developed in the early 21st century, used for military surveillance and environmental monitoring.
🇺🇸	ScanEagle		Boeing Insitu	1000	American unmanned vehicle, operational since 2005, notable for surveillance in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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