Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Country, Part 5
42 entries in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Country, Part 5 compendium.
On-Demand Small Unmanned Aircraft SystemA 3D printed drone configured and built within 24 hours.Project GorgonExperimental U.S. Navy missile family advancing guidance and control technologies.Northrop Grumman YFQ-48 Talon BlueLoyal wingman UCAV competing for USAF CCA Increment II.Republic SD-3 SnooperEarly reconnaissance drone evaluated by the U.S. Army in 1959.Republic SD-4 SwallowCancelled high-speed reconnaissance drone for U.S. Army Signal Corps.Honeywell RQ-16 T-HawkA backpackable ducted fan VTOL UAV for reconnaissance and EOD.Ryan AQM-91 FireflyA stealthy reconnaissance drone developed for deep penetration of China.Ryan Model 147Jet-powered reconnaissance drone developed from the Ryan Firebee target drone.Unmanned Aerial Vehicle BattlelabU.S. Air Force battlelab dedicated to UAV development and problem-solving.Dzyne ULTRALow-cost, long-endurance ISR drone repurposed from a commercial glider.Unmanned aerial vehicles in the United States militaryThe U.S. military operates a vast and growing fleet of unmanned aerial systems.Unmanned Combat Armed RotorcraftDARPA and Army program for an unmanned combat helicopter, cancelled in 2004.USAF Hunter-KillerA U.S. Air Force tactical UCAV procurement program for endurance and strike.Radioplane CompanyAmerican drone pioneer from WWII target drones to the BTT series.Radioplane BTTThe most-produced aircraft type, with over 76,000 built.Radioplane XKD4RAmerican target drone that led to the AQM-38.Radioplane OQ-6Target drone developed by Radioplane, cancelled after World War II.Radioplane OQ-17Target drone with all-metal construction and unreliable engine.Radioplane Q-1A pulsejet and turbojet target drone that led to an anti-radar missile.Radioplane RP-77A plastic target drone evaluated but not procured by the U.S. Army.AR-2000Chinese unmanned autonomous helicopter for multi-role military operations.AVIC WZ-8Hypersonic reconnaissance drone air-launched from an H-6M mothership.CASC RainbowChinese multi-role UAV family spanning micro to stealth combat drones.UAS groups of the United States militaryJoint U.S. military classification for unmanned aerial systems by size and capability.Chengdu WZ-10Chinese HALE UAV with stealth features for reconnaissance and strike.GarpiyaRussian long-range combat drone family used in Ukraine and Mali.Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring DragonChinese high-altitude long-endurance UAV with joined-wing design.Harbin BZK-005Chinese medium-altitude, long-range reconnaissance UAV with armed and export variants.Hongdu GJ-11Chinese loyal wingman UCAV with stealth and carrier-based variants.Aeronautics Defense OrbiterIsraeli compact UAV used for reconnaissance and as a loitering munition.HAL RUAV-200Indian unmanned rotorcraft for logistics and reconnaissance roles.Tadiran MastiffRegarded by some as the first modern surveillance UAV.Airbus ZephyrSolar-powered stratospheric UAV offering satellite-like endurance for communications and surveillance.BAE Systems CoraxPrototype strategic UAV with stealth-influenced design and autonomous flight capability.BAE Systems DemonExperimental UAV that flew without conventional flight control surfaces.BAE Systems PHASA-35Solar-electric HALE UAV designed as a cheaper satellite alternative.BAE Systems PhoenixBritish Army surveillance UAV with distinctive tractor design and podded sensor.BAE Systems TaranisBritish UCAV demonstrator for autonomous intercontinental missions with stealth.Leonardo ProteusUnmanned rotorcraft with modular payload for Royal Navy.Project VixenRoyal Navy programme for fixed-wing UAVs from Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.RAE LarynxEarly British pilotless anti-ship missile with autopilot guidance.Teledyne FLIR Black HornetA micro helicopter UAV for tactical situational awareness.
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