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ID   Country Prime UAV Designation Development Production Operation Propulsion Gross Wt. Payload Wt. Wing Span Endurance Comm Radius Ceiling Comments
                  (lb) (lb) (ft) (h) (nm) (ft)  
Conventional (HTOL; HC Fuel)                              
                               
1 C Australia Tempest Vindicator Complete     Piston 1,050 200 23.1 20.0 110 25,000  
2 C Austria C Craft Eyrie Mk 7 Complete     Piston 496 165 16.5 15.0 32 15,000  
3 C Belgium Thomson-CSF Epervier Complete Complete Removed of service Turbojet 324 44 5.7 0.5 50 10,000  
  C Belgium IAI B-Hunter Complete     Piston 2,100 150 50.0 25.0 80 20,000  
4 C Bulgaria Aviotechna Yastreb-25 Complete Underway Deployed Piston 138 10 11.5 4.0 27 3,000  
5 C Canada Bombardier CL-89 Complete Complete Deployed Turbojet 238 40 3.1 0.2 32 10,000  
6 C Canada Bombardier CL-289 Complete Complete Deployed Turbojet 650 75 4.3 0.5 108 3,900 Teamed with Dornier
7 C China BSST Observer 1 Complete     Piston 22 5 8.8 1.2 3 5,000  
8 C China BUAA Chang Hong 1 Complete   Deployed Turbojet 3,750 140 32.0 3.0 200 57,400  
9 C China Xian ASN-206 Complete Underway Limited Piston 489 110 19.7 8.0 81 19,600  
10 C China Xian DP-4 RD Complete Underway Limited Piston 309 66 14.1 2.0 54 9,800  
11 C Croatia RH-ALAN BL-50 Complete     Piston 117 46 13.1 5.0 45 5,000  
12 C Croatia RH-ALAN BLS B Complete     Piston 84 32 13.1 3.0 27 5,000  
13 C Czech VTÚL STV Sojka III Complete Underway Limited Piston 320 66 13.4 2.0 54 6,600  
14 C France Aerospatiale Hussard 2 Complete     Piston 66 18 11.5 1.0 4 6,600  
15 C France Aerospatiale Sarohale Underway     Turbofan 11,700 1,100 120.0 24.0 OTH 60,000  
16 C France Alcore Chacal 2 Complete     Piston 170 40 8.7 4.0 27 10,000  
17 C France Altec MART Mk II Complete Underway Deployed Piston 242 55 11.2 4.0 54 9,800  
18 C France Altec S-Mart Underway     Piston 318 66 11.2 7.0 81 9,800  
19 C France CAC Systèmes Fox AT2 Complete Underway Deployed Piston 265 55 11.8 5.0 81 11,500  
20 C France CAC Systèmes Fox TX Complete     Piston 265 66 11.8 5.0 81 11,500  
21 C France CAC Systèmes K-100 Underway     Piston 62 11 8.5 0.5 8 9,600  
22 C France Eurodrone Brevel Complete Underway   Piston 330 66 11.2 6.0 108 9,800  
23 C France Matra Dragon Complete     Rotary 331 66 9.8 2.0 27 9,600  
24 C France SAGEM Crecerelle Complete Complete Deployed Piston 298 77 10.8 5.0 49 13,100  
25 C France SAGEM Marula Complete     Piston 298 77 7.2 5.0 54 13,100 Follow-on to Crecerelle
26 C France SAGEM Sperwer/Ugglan Complete Underway Limited Piston 573 99 13.8 8.0 81 16,400  
27 C Germany Dornier DAR Complete Complete Deployed Piston 265 154 6.6 3.0 81 9,800  
28 C Germany EMT Luna X-200 Underway     Piston 68 7 13.8 3.0 11 2,000  
29 C Germany IAT MK-105 Flash Complete     Piston 198 59 13.2 3.0 27 10,000  
30 C Germany IAT MK-106C Hit Complete     Piston 220 50 10.5 3.0 27 12,000  
31 C Germany STN Atlas Taifun Underway     Piston 330 50 11.8 4.0 54 12,000  
32 C Greece 3 Sigma Nearchos Underway     Rotary 430 132 16.8 8.0 54 25,000  
33 C India ADE Nishant Complete Underway Limited Rotary 771 132 21.3 4.0 54 13,100  
34 C Iran HESA Ababil Complete Underway Deployed Piston              
35 C Iraq FSPF L-29 Complete     Piston 7,200 1,200 33.8 1.0 344 25,000  
36 C Israel BTA Canard Underway     Piston 77 12 7.9 6.0 54 3,000  
37 C Israel BTA Mini Sheddon Complete     Piston 55 10 9.8 3.0 5 12,000  
38 C Israel BTA Sheddon MK3 Complete     Piston 90 18 13.5 6.0 24 15,000  
39 C Israel EAS Crow Complete Limited Limited Piston 287 55 16.8 9.0 108 15,000  
40 C Israel EAS Vanguard Complete Underway Limited Piston 386 88 19.7 16.0 108 15,000  
41 C Israel EMIT Blue Horizon Complete Underway Deployed Piston 286 77 16.4 16.0 50 20,000  
42 C Israel IAI E-Hunter Complete     Piston 2,100 150 50.0 25.0 80 20,000  
43 C Israel IAI Eye View / Firebird Complete     Piston 340 33 15.4 6.0 27 15,000  
44 C Israel IAI Heron Complete     Piston 2,400 550 54.5 50.0 125 30,000  
45 C Israel IAI Hunter (RQ-5) Complete Underway Deployed Piston 1,600 150 29.2 11.0 144 15,000 Teamed with TRW (prime)
46 C Israel IAI Scout Complete   Deployed Piston 350 84 16.3 7.0 54 15,000  
47 C Israel IAI Searcher Complete   Deployed Piston 820 139 23.7 14.0 65 15,000  
48 C Israel IAI Searcher Mk II Complete Underway Deployed Rotary 940 150 28.1 16.0 80 18,500  
49 C Israel Silver Arrow Colibri Underway     Piston 79 22 13.2 1.0 27 6,600  
50 C Israel Silver Arrow Darter Underway     Rotary 220 22 14.0 4.0 50 20,000  
51 C Israel Silver Arrow Hermes 450S Complete Underway Limited Rotary 992 220 34.4 20.0 108 20,000  
52 C Israel Silver Arrow Hermes 1500 Underway     Piston 3,300 500 32.8 36.0 108 30,000  
53 C Israel Silver Arrow Micro-V Complete     Piston 100 18 11.8 5.0 27 15,000  
54 C Israel Silver Arrow Sniper Complete     Rotary 375 55 13.8 6.0 27 15,000  
55 C Italy Meteor Mirach 26 Complete Complete Deployed Piston 463 77 15.5 6.0 27 11,500  
56 C Italy Meteor Mirach 100 Complete Complete Deployed Turbojet 617 88 5.9 1.0 135 29,500 Variant of aerial target
57 C Italy Meteor Mirach 150 Complete Underway Limited Turbojet 750 110 8.5 1.0 135 29,500 Follow-on to the Mirach 100
58 C Portugal OGMA ARMOR X7 Underway     Piston 440 110 19.7 12.0 216 6,600 Teamed with IST
59 C Russia Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh Complete Complete Deployed Turbojet 13,700 250 12.8 1.0 540 19,500  
60 C Russia Tupolev Tu-143 Complete Underway Deployed Turbojet 3,060 400 7.3 0.2 51 9,800  
61 C Russia Tupolev Tu-243 Underway     Turbojet 3,100 500 7.3 0.4 97 16,400  
62 C Russia Yakolev Yak-061 Shmel Complete Complete Deployed Piston 285 60 10.7 2.0 27 9,800  
63 C Russia Yakolev Phela / Stroy-P Complete Underway Limited Piston 286 50 10.7 2.0 54 8,600  
64 C So Africa ATE Vulture Complete Underway Deployed Piston 220 55 16.1 3.0 32 16,400  
65 C So Africa Kentron RPV-2E Seeker Complete Underway Deployed Piston 529 88 23.0 8.0 108 18,000  
66 C So Africa Kentron Lark Complete     Rotary 265 55 6.9 4.0 54 15,000  
67 C So Korea Daewoo TRPV-1 Doyosae Complete Underway Limited Rotary 286 50 15.8 3.0 27 6,000  
68 C Spain INTA ALO Underway     Piston 44 13 9.9 2.0 27 4,900  
69 C Spain INTA Siva Underway     Piston 507 66 15.8 8.0 81 9,800 Teamed with Dornier
70 C Switzerland Oerlikon-Contraves ADS-95 Ranger Complete Underway Deployed Piston 595 86 18.8 5.0 54 14,700 Teamed with IAI
71 C Taiwan Chung-Shan Inst. Kestrel II Complete   Limited Piston 250 60 16.5 5.0 27 8,000  
72 C Tunisia TAT Annasnas Underway     Piston 275 55 12.5 14.0 54 16,000  
73 C Turkey EES Kirlangic Complete     Piston 298 30 16.8 8.0 81 20,000  
74 C Turkey EES Dogan Complete     Piston 364 40 19.7 12.0 81 20,000  
75 C Turkey EES Firefly Complete     Piston 110 10 13.8 5.0 27 12,000  
76 C Turkey TAI UAV-X1 Complete     Rotary 540 66 19.7 7.0 16 15,000  
77 C UK Cranfield Observer Underway     Piston 20 kg   2.4 m 2.0     Teamed with DERA and Tasuma
78 C UK Flight Refueling Raven Complete     Piston 84 kg   3.6 m 3.0     Built by Tasuma
79 C UK Marconi Phoenix Complete Underway Limited Piston 386 110 18.1 5.0 32 8,000  
80 C UK Tasuma CSV-20 Complete     Piston 20 kg   2.9 m 2.0      
    UK Tasuma CSV-30       Piston 22 kg   2.75m 2.0      
81 C UK Tasuma MSV-10 Complete     Piston 4 kg   2.8 m 0.5      
82 C UK TTL ASR-4 Spectre Complete Underway Deployed Rotary 242 81 10.8 3.0 27 17,000  
83 C UK TTL Specte II Complete Underway Deployed Piston 320 50 10.5 5.0 27 13,000 Teamed with Northrop Grumman Ryan
84 C UK TTL Phantom Complete     Piston 77 18 8.2 3.0 16 9,800  
85 C USA AAI Shadow 200 Complete     Rotary 275 50 12.8 6.0 108 15,000  
86 C USA AAI Shadow 200T Complete     Piston 280 40 12.8 4.0 27 15,000 Tractor version
87 C USA AAI Shadow 600 Complete Limited Limited Rotary 600 100 22.4 12.0 108 17,000  
88 C USA Alliant Tech Outrider Complete Complete Limited Piston 500 60 13.0 6.0 108 15,000 Teamed with Mi-Tex
89 C USA Aurora Perseus B Underway     Piston 2,500 110 65.0 6.0 200 65,000  
90 C USA Aurora SkyWatch Underway     Turboprop 7,900 900 114.0 32.0 250 62,000  
91 C USA BAI Dragon Drone Complete Underway Limited Piston 91 15 8.2 2.0 48 10,000 Variant of the Exdrone
92 C USA BAI Javelin Complete Limited Limited Piston 20 3 8.0 2.0 1 1,000  
93 C USA BAI Porter Complete Complete Limited Piston 200 50 12.0 4.0 27 5,000  
94 C USA BAI Tern Complete Limited Limited Piston 75 30 10.2 3.0 9 2,000  
95 C USA Daedalus Dakota / Truck Complete Complete Limited Piston 133 50 12.7 3.0 120 15,000  
96 C USA Frontier Systems Arrow Underway     Turbofan 14,000 500 115.3 36.0 120 70,000  
97 C USA Frontier Systems Shadow Complete     Turbofan 3,500 200 65.0 12.0 OTH 50,000  
98 C USA GA-ASI Altus DT Underway     Piston 1,600 220 55.3 6.0 300 65,000 One UAV for NASA ERAST
99 C USA GA-ASI Altus ST Complete Complete Limited Piston 1,600 220 55.3 30.0 250 45,000 One UAV for DoE / CIRPAS
100 C USA GA-ASI Gnat Complete Complete Deployed Piston 1,125 140 35.3 40.0 250 20,000  
101 C USA GA-ASI I-Gnat Complete Underway Limited Piston 1,350 200 42.0 40.0 250 23,000  
102 C USA GA-ASI Predator (RQ-1A ) Complete Underway Deployed Piston 2,250 450 48.8 40.0 OTH 26,000  
103 C USA GA-ASI Predator B Underway     Turboprop 2,500 650 48.8 20.0 OTH 40,000  
104 C USA GA-ASI Prowler I Complete     Rotary 200 50 18.0 6.0 140 21,000  
105 C USA GA-ASI Prowler II Complete Underway Deployed Piston 650 50 24.0 20.0 135 20,000  
106 C USA AeRA Aerosonde Complete Underway Limited Piston 28 5 9.5 36.0 OTH 13,000  
107 C USA BAE Systems R4E SkyEye Complete Complete Limited Rotary 1,250 275 24.0 12.0 100 16,000  
108 C USA Lockheed Martin DarkStar (RQ-3A) Underway     Turbofan 8,600 800 69.0 8.0 OTH 45,000 Teamed with Boeing
109 C USA Mi-Tex Backpack Underway     Piston 25 4 3.0 1.0 5 5,000  
110 C USA MiTex Hellfox Complete     Rotary 350 50 11.0 8.0 54 15,000  
111 C USA Mi-Tex Mini Vanguard Underway     Piston 100 12 7.0 3.0 31 16,300  
112 C USA Mi-Tex Vixen Complete     Rotary 200 50 9.2 4.0 50 15,000  
113 C USA Northrop Grumman Ryan BQM-74C Complete Complete Deployed Turbojet 514 173 5.8 1.0 200 30,000  
114 C USA Northrop Grumman Ryan Global Hawk (RQ-4A ) Underway     Turbofan 25,600 1,900 116.2 36.0 OTH 65,000  
115 C USA Northrop Grumman Ryan Sea Ferret Complete     Turbojet 150 30 6.0 3.0 160 20,000  
116 C USA Northrop Grumman Ryan Starbird Complete     Rotary 380 50 17.3 4.0 108 17,000  
117 C USA Northrop Grumman Ryan Scarab Complete Complete Limited Turbojet 2,370 290 11.0 2.0 500 43,000  
118 C USA PUI Pioneer (RQ-2A) Complete Complete Deployed Rotary 417 75 16.8 5.0 100 12,000  
119 C USA Scaled Composites Raptor Demonstrator Complete     Piston 1,764 75 65.8 24.0 150 65,000  
120 C USA DRS Unmanned Technologies STM-5B Sentry Complete Underway Deployed Piston 220 45 11.0 6.0 200 16,000  
121 C USA Thorpe SeeOp P-7180 Complete     Piston 40 8 8.5 2.0 5 5,000 Half-Scale Pioneer Trainer
122 C USA Thorpe SeeOp TS-2000 Complete     Piston 1,000 150 27.0 4.0 27 5,000  
                               
Vertical or Short Takeoff and Landing (VSTOL)                              
                               
123 V Austria Schiebel Camcopter 5.1 Complete Limited Limited Piston 145 20 Rotor = 10 5.0 10 2,000 Helicopter
124 V Canada Bombardier CL-327 Complete Limited   Turboshaft 518 110 Rotor = 13 6.2 54 18,000 No Tail; Counter-Rotating Rotors
125 V Canada Bombardier CL-427 Complete     Turboshaft 750 150 Rotor = 13 7.0 120 18,000 No Tail; Counter-Rotating Rotors
126 V China NUAA Solar Bird Complete     Piston 620 40 Rotor = 19 4.0 81 9,800 Helicopter
127 V France CAC Systèmes Héliot Complete Limited Limited Piston 992 265 Rotor = 22 2.5 54 6,700 Helicopter
128 V France Survey-Copter Copter 2 Complete     Piston 40 10 Rotor = 6.0 2.0 3 1,600 Helicopter
129 V France Techno Sud Vigilant F2000 Complete     Piston 93 18 Rotor = 6.2 1.0 16 9,800 Helicopter
130 V France Techno Sud Vigilant F 5000 Underway     Piston 730 220 Rotor = 15.7 3.5 15 6,600 Helicopter
131 V Germany Dornier Seamos Complete     Turboshaft 2,337 308 Rotor = 20 4.0 65 2,000 No Tail; Counter-Rotating Rotors
132 V Germany TESTEM Deltron III Underway     Rotary 150 24 Span = 8.8 3.0 27 13,000 Rotor in Wing
133 V Japan Fuji RPH-2 Complete Limited Limited Piston 673 175 Rotor = 16 1.0 5 2,000 Helicopter
134 V Japan Kawada RoboCopter 300 Complete     Piston 1,750 650   1.0 1 2,000 Helicopter; with Schweizer
135 V Japan Yamaha R-50 Complete Complete Deployed Piston 148 44 Rotor = 10 0.5 0.1 300 Helicopter
136 V Japan Yamaha R-Max Complete Underway Limited Piston 194 66 Rotor = 10 1.0 0.1 300 Helicopter
137 V Russia Kamov Ka-37 Complete     Piston 550 110 Rotor = 16 1.0 3 9,800 Helicopter
138 V Russia Kamov Ka-137 Underway     Piston 617 110 Rotor = 17 4.0 27 16,400 Helicopter
139 V South Korea Daewoo ARCH-50 Complete     Piston 661 110 Rotor = 16 0.5 0.1 330 Helicopter
140 V Sweden Scandicraft APID-3 Complete Underway   Piston 121 20 Rotor = 9.8 1.0 14 1,000 Helicopter
141 V Sweden TechMent RPG Midget Mk III Complete     Piston 132 44 Rotor = 7.8 3.0 54 2,000 Autogyro
142 V UK Aerobotics Sprite Underway     Piston 80 13 Rotor = 5.3 2.0 15 10,000 No Tail; Counter-Rotating Rotors
143 V UK Channon Nitro Hawk Underway     Piston 22 5 Rotor = 5 0.5 5 1,200 Helicopter
144 V UK Intora-Firebird Firebird Underway     Tipjet 770 50 Rotor = 10 0.5 15 18,000 No Tail; Tip Jets
145 V USA Aerocam 23F Complete Complete Limited Piston 20 6 Rotor = 5.1 0.5 1 7,500 Helicopter
146 V USA Aerocam 60F Complete Underway Limited Piston 40 20 Rotor = 7.7 0.3 2 7,500 Helicopter
147 V USA Bell Eagle Eye Complete     Turboshaft 2,250 100 Span = 15.2 8.0 200 20,000 Tilt Rotor
148 V USA Boeing Canard Rotor/Wing Underway     Turbofan 1,800 200 Rotor = 12 3.0 500 10,000 Stopped Rotor
149 V USA Bostan ACRW Underway     Turbojet 300 15 Wing Dia =5 3.0 30 1,000 Rotating Lifting Surface
150 V USA Daedalus STF-9A Complete     Rotary 220 50 Span = 12.7 5.0 250 20,000 Tilt Wing
151 V USA Dragonfly DP4 Complete Underway Limited Piston 140 30 Rotor =8.5 1.0 1 7,000 Helicopter
152 V USA D-Star D'Humbug Underway     Piston 150 25 Span = 6.5 4.0 27 18,000 Rotor-in-Wing
153 V USA Freewing 60-25 Complete     Piston 75 20 Span = 9.8 2.0 108 5,000 Tilt Wing; with Scaled Composites
154 V USA Freewing 100-50 (Scorpion) Complete     Piston 383 57 Span = 16.1 4.0 108 15,000 Tilt Wing; with Scaled Composites
155 V USA Northrop Grumman Ryan Model 330 Underway     Piston 1,100 200 Rotor = 27 5.0 110 20,000 Helicopter; with Schweizer
156 V USA Orion Seabat Underway     Rotary 200 50 Span = 10 4.0 108 10,000 Tail-Sitter
157 V USA SAIC Vigilante Complete     Piston 1,100 160 Rotor =23 8.0 120 12,000 Helicopter; with American Sportcopter
158 V USA Sikorsky Cypher Complete     Rotary 298 41 Dia = 6.2 2.0 27 8,200 Ducted Rotor
                               
Electric (including Solar-Powered)                              
                               
159 E France Alcore Azimut Complete     Battery 14 1 11.3 2.5 6 1,000  
160 E USA AeroVironment Pointer (FQM-151A) Complete Complete Limited Battery 8 2 9.0 0.3 4 1,000  
161 E USA AeroVironment Pathfinder Complete Complete Complete Solar 480 25 100.0 14.0 108 70,000  
162 E USA AeroVironment Centurion Underway     Solar 1,300 100 206.0 14.0 200 100,000  
163 E USA AeroVironment Helios Underway     Solar 1,800 220 256.0 240.0 OTH 60,000 With Fuel Cells
164 E USA CUV SLURS Underway     Battery 10 2 5.0 1.0 5 500  
165 E USA NRL Flyrt Complete Complete Limited Battery 72 25 8.0 0.5 4 2,000  
166 E USA NRL Sender Complete Complete Limited Battery 10 3 4.0 2.0 50 5,000  
167 E USA NRL Swallow Underway     Battery 62 10 15.0 2.0 60 30,000  

Payload plot

Endurance Plot

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