Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Country, Part 2
28 entries in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Country, Part 2 compendium.
Lockheed Martin Desert HawkA quiet foam UAV for base perimeter protection, launched by bungee cord.Lockheed Martin X-56Modular UAV exploring active flutter suppression for HALE reconnaissance.Lockheed MQM-105 AquilaFirst U.S. Army small battlefield drone, cancelled after development.LTV XQM-93A turboprop UAV developed for communications relay in Vietnam.MA-31U.S. Navy target drone converted from the Soviet Kh-31 missile.Martin Marietta Model 845A Vietnam-era communications relay drone based on a sailplane.Martin X-23 PRIMELifting-body re-entry vehicle tested for maneuvering during atmospheric re-entry.MIT EAD Airframe Version 2First ion-propelled airplane, developed at MIT.Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire ScoutUnmanned autonomous helicopter for reconnaissance, fire support, and targeting.Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire ScoutUnmanned helicopter for reconnaissance and targeting for the U.S. Navy.General Atomics MQ-9 ReaperFirst hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance surveillance and strike.NAMU KDN GorgonEarly jet-powered target drone cancelled due to engine issues.NASA CenturionThird-generation solar-electric flying wing for high-altitude research.NASA ERAST ProgramNASA's ERAST program advanced high-altitude, long-duration UAVs for science missions.NASA GL-10 Greased LightningHybrid diesel-electric tiltwing UAV with VTOL and 24-hour loiter.NASA Mini-SnifferNASA high-altitude air-sampling drones using hydrazine engine.Naval Aircraft Factory TDNEarly U.S. Navy assault drone, never used operationally.Northrop Grumman FirebirdOptionally piloted reconnaissance aircraft by Northrop Grumman.Northrop Grumman SwitchbladeCanceled oblique-wing UAV studied for the United States.Octatron SkySeerHand-launched electric UAV with GPS flight and video surveillance.Radioplane OQ-2First mass-produced US drone, used as a target during World War II.Perdix (drone)Autonomous micro-drones operating in leaderless swarms for surveillance.Piper LBPA World War II glide bomb that never saw operational service.Prandtl-DNASA's tailless glider series proving bell-shaped lift distribution.Pratt-Read LBEA prototype glide bomb for the US Navy, only four built.Prioria Robotics MavericBendable-wing UAV stored in a 6-inch tube for instant launch.Project KingfisherU.S. Navy program to develop standoff torpedo-delivery missiles.Propulsive wingPatented UAV concept using embedded cross-flow fans for high lift.
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