[{"n": "Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/lockheed-martin-desert-hawk/", "s": "A quiet foam UAV for base perimeter protection, launched by bungee cord."}, {"n": "Lockheed Martin X-56", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/lockheed-martin-x-56/", "s": "Modular UAV exploring active flutter suppression for HALE reconnaissance."}, {"n": "Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/lockheed-mqm-105-aquila/", "s": "First U.S. Army small battlefield drone, cancelled after development."}, {"n": "LTV XQM-93", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/ltv-xqm-93/", "s": "A turboprop UAV developed for communications relay in Vietnam."}, {"n": "MA-31", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/ma-31/", "s": "U.S. Navy target drone converted from the Soviet Kh-31 missile."}, {"n": "Martin Marietta Model 845", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/martin-marietta-model-845/", "s": "A Vietnam-era communications relay drone based on a sailplane."}, {"n": "MIT EAD Airframe Version 2", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/mit-ead-airframe-version-2/", "s": "First ion-propelled airplane, developed at MIT."}, {"n": "Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/northrop-grumman-mq-8-fire-scout/", "s": "Unmanned autonomous helicopter for reconnaissance, fire support, and targeting."}, {"n": "Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/northrop-grumman-mq-8c-fire-scout/", "s": "Unmanned helicopter for reconnaissance and targeting for the U.S. Navy."}, {"n": "General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/general-atomics-mq-9-reaper/", "s": "First hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance surveillance and strike."}, {"n": "NAMU KDN Gorgon", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/namu-kdn-gorgon/", "s": "Early jet-powered target drone cancelled due to engine issues."}, {"n": "NASA Centurion", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nasa-centurion/", "s": "Third-generation solar-electric flying wing for high-altitude research."}, {"n": "NASA ERAST Program", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nasa-erast-program/", "s": "NASA's ERAST program advanced high-altitude, long-duration UAVs for science missions."}, {"n": "NASA GL-10 Greased Lightning", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nasa-gl-10-greased-lightning/", "s": "Hybrid diesel-electric tiltwing UAV with VTOL and 24-hour loiter."}, {"n": "NASA Mini-Sniffer", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nasa-mini-sniffer/", "s": "NASA high-altitude air-sampling drones using hydrazine engine."}, {"n": "Naval Aircraft Factory TDN", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/naval-aircraft-factory-tdn/", "s": "Early U.S. Navy assault drone, never used operationally."}, {"n": "Northrop Grumman Firebird", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/northrop-grumman-firebird/", "s": "Optionally piloted reconnaissance aircraft by Northrop Grumman."}, {"n": "Northrop Grumman Switchblade", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/northrop-grumman-switchblade/", "s": "Canceled oblique-wing UAV studied for the United States."}, {"n": "Octatron SkySeer", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/octatron-skyseer/", "s": "Hand-launched electric UAV with GPS flight and video surveillance."}, {"n": "Radioplane OQ-2", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/radioplane-oq-2/", "s": "First mass-produced US drone, used as a target during World War II."}, {"n": "Perdix (drone)", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/perdix-drone/", "s": "Autonomous micro-drones operating in leaderless swarms for surveillance."}, {"n": "Piper LBP", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/piper-lbp/", "s": "A World War II glide bomb that never saw operational service."}, {"n": "Prandtl-D", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/prandtl-d/", "s": "NASA's tailless glider series proving bell-shaped lift distribution."}, {"n": "Pratt-Read LBE", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/pratt-read-lbe/", "s": "A prototype glide bomb for the US Navy, only four built."}, {"n": "Prioria Robotics Maveric", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/prioria-robotics-maveric/", "s": "Bendable-wing UAV stored in a 6-inch tube for instant launch."}, {"n": "Project Kingfisher", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/project-kingfisher/", "s": "U.S. Navy program to develop standoff torpedo-delivery missiles."}, {"n": "NASA Pathfinder", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nasa-pathfinder/", "s": "Where NASA's ERAST atmospheric satellite series got its start: the first solar-powered UAV in the line."}, {"n": "Northrop Grumman Bat", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/northrop-grumman-bat/", "s": "Medium-altitude ISR UAV with blended-wing design and net recovery."}, {"n": "NSRDC BQM-108", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/nsrdc-bqm-108/", "s": "Tethered VTOL demonstrator canceled before free flight."}, {"n": "Resolute Eagle", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/resolute-eagle/", "s": "A long-endurance Group 3 UAS with two quick-change configurations."}, {"n": "Rockwell HiMAT", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/rockwell-himat/", "s": "Experimental remotely piloted aircraft for advanced fighter technology."}, {"n": "S-TEC Sentry", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/s-tec-sentry/", "s": "A 1980s US battlefield mini-UAV with autopilot heritage."}, {"n": "Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/boeing-insitu-mq-27-scaneagle/", "s": "Small, long-endurance UAV used for reconnaissance since 2004."}, {"n": "Shield AI MQ-35 V-BAT", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/shield-ai-mq-35-v-bat/", "s": "A VTOL tailsitter UAV used for ISR and targeting in contested environments."}, {"n": "Sikorsky Cypher", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/sikorsky-cypher/", "s": "A ducted-rotor UAV with coaxial rotors in a toroidal shroud."}, {"n": "Taylorcraft LBT", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/taylorcraft-lbt/", "s": "A cancelled World War II glider bomb by Taylorcraft."}, {"n": "Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/unmanned-carrier-launched-airborne-surveillance-and-strike/", "s": "U.S. Navy program for an autonomous carrier-based unmanned combat aerial vehicle."}, {"n": "Boeing X-50 Dragonfly", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/boeing-x-50-dragonfly/", "s": "Experimental VTOL UAV that never achieved full forward flight."}, {"n": "Boeing X-51 Waverider", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/boeing-x-51-waverider/", "s": "Unmanned scramjet demonstrator that achieved the longest hypersonic air-breathing flight."}, {"n": "XSM-73 Goose", "u": "/e/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-by-country/xsm-73-goose/", "s": "Decoy cruise missile designed to mimic bombers on radar."}]