Manufacturer |
Type |
Mission |
Weight |
Payload |
Speed |
Endurance |
Max. Alt |
AAI, | |||||||
Hunt Valley, MD, USA | Shadow 200 | Multimission |
250 |
Various |
100+ |
3+ hr. |
15,000 |
Shadow 600 | Multimission |
600 |
Various |
100+ |
12+ hr. |
17,000 |
|
Adv Tech & Engr Co. | |||||||
(Pty) Ltd.,South Africa | UAOS | Multimission |
275 |
Optronic Day Sight |
100 |
3 hr. |
16,400 |
Aero Tech | |||||||
of Australia Pty, Ltd. | Jindivik Mk. 4A | Target |
4,000 |
- |
M 0.86 |
115 min. |
- |
Aerovironment Inc. | |||||||
Simi Valley, CA, USA | C. 22 | Target |
1,210 |
Radio cmd (R/c) |
M 0.95 |
2.5 hr. |
- |
HILINE | HALE Recce |
770 |
Autop. datalink, |
120 loiter |
1-2 days |
40,000 |
|
nav. computer | |||||||
Pathfinder | HALE Recce |
480 |
Comm. relay, |
- |
- |
75,000 |
|
environ. sensing | |||||||
Pointer | Multipurpose/Recce |
8 lb. |
R/c |
25-50 |
2 hr. |
2,000 |
|
SASS-LITE | Multimission |
800 lb. |
Autop. |
27 |
4 hr. |
5,000 |
|
Aurora Flight Systems | |||||||
Manassas, VA, USA | Chiron | Marine Science |
4,630 |
Scientific |
100 |
24 hr. |
10,560 |
Perseus A | Atmo. Science |
1,750 |
Atmospheric |
80 |
5 hr. |
74,000 |
|
sampling | |||||||
Perseus B | Atmo. Science |
2,500 |
Atmospheric |
80 |
36 hr. |
63,000 |
|
sampling | |||||||
Theseus | Atmo. Science |
8,800 |
Scientific |
50 |
48 hr. |
90,000 |
|
CAC Systems | |||||||
Vendomôise, France | ECLIPSE T1 | Target |
300 |
IR & RF equip. |
M 2.5 |
ballistic |
42,000 |
ECLIPSE T2 | Target |
450 |
IR & RF equip. |
M 4.3 |
ballistic |
70 mi. |
|
FOX AT1/AT2 | Recce/surv. |
160/250 |
R/c, program., track. |
160 |
22 hr./5hr. |
10,500 |
|
FOX TS1 | Target |
160 |
Autop., GPS |
190 |
1 hr. |
10,500 |
|
FOX TS3 | Target |
240 |
Autop., Nav., GPS |
280 |
1 hr. |
15,800 |
|
FOX TX | Electronic warfare |
250 |
Autop., Nav., GPS |
160 |
5 hr. |
10,500 |
|
Canadair, Bombardier Inc. | |||||||
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | AN/USD-501 | Surv./target acq. |
238 |
Programmed |
460 |
75 nm. |
- |
AN/USD-502 | Surv./target acq. |
- |
Programmable |
- |
- |
- |
|
AN/USD-502 | Surv./target acq. |
- |
Programmed |
- |
- |
- |
|
CL-227 (Sentinel, | Surv./target acq. |
502 |
R/c, prog. |
92 |
4 hr. |
- |
|
CL 289 | Recce and surv. |
529 |
Optical camera, IRLS |
460 |
1,242 mi. radius |
1,970 |
|
target acquisition | |||||||
Daimler-Benz Aerospace | |||||||
Dornier, Germany | DAR | Antiradar |
264.5 |
Pass. radar seeker |
155 |
3 hr. |
9,840 |
Seamos | Maritme surv. |
2,337 |
Radar, EO |
103 |
4.5 hr. |
13,125 |
|
SIVA | Recce, surv., |
441 |
Flir, CCD, TV |
92 |
8 hr. |
8,200 |
|
target acq. | |||||||
Flight Refueling Ltd. | |||||||
Winborne, Dorset, UK | Raven | Surv./Recce |
185 |
Video, Flir |
75 |
3 hr.+. |
14,000 |
Freewing Aerial Robotics | |||||||
College Park, MD, USA | Scorpion 60 | Multipurpose |
110 |
Various 25 lb. |
100 |
3-4 hr. |
5,000 |
Scorpion 100 | Multipurpose |
320 |
Flir, EO, 50 lb. |
172 |
4 hr. |
15,000 |
|
General Atomics | |||||||
San Diego, CA, USA | BQM-34A | Target |
2,500 |
R/c |
690 |
692 nm. |
- |
J/AMQ-2 | Target |
519 |
R/c |
M 0.9 |
15.6 min |
- |
|
Altus | High alt. research |
1,600 |
- |
130 |
48 hr. |
50,000 |
|
GNAT 750 | Recce/surv./target |
1,126 |
Day TV, Flir |
150 kt. |
40 hr. |
25,000 |
|
I-GNAT | Recce/surv./target |
1,140 |
Day TV, Flir |
175 kt. |
60 hr. |
32,000 |
|
Predator | Recce/surv./target |
2,085 |
Day TV Flir, SAR |
120 kt. |
60 hr. |
25,000 |
|
Prowler-CR | Recce/surv./target |
200 |
Day TV, Flir |
160 kt. |
8 hr.+ |
20,000 |
|
Honeywell, Defense | |||||||
Avionics Systems Div | QF-104J | Target |
23,690 |
- |
M2.2 |
- |
- |
Albuquerque, NM, USA | QF-106 | Target |
35,411 |
- |
M2.2 |
- |
- |
QR-55 | Target |
7,000 |
- |
133 |
- |
- |
|
Israel Aircraft Industries, | |||||||
Malat Div. Tel Aviv, Israel | Eyeview | Recce, surv., |
174 |
Varies |
120 kt. |
4-6 hr. |
10,000 |
& target acq. | |||||||
Helistar | OTH target acq., |
2,450 |
computer |
100 kt. |
4.5 hr. |
- |
|
Recce, & surv. | |||||||
Heron | Multipurpose |
2,400 |
- |
125 |
52 hr. |
32,000 |
|
Hunter | Recce/surv. |
1,600 |
- |
110 |
12 hr. |
15,000 |
|
Pioneer | Recce/surv. |
430 |
Computer |
90 kt. |
6.5 hr. |
- |
|
Searcher | Recce/surv. |
700 |
Computer |
110 kt. |
24 hr. |
- |
|
Kaman Aerospace Int.Corp. | |||||||
Bloomfield, CT, USA | QUH-1B,C,E,M | Target |
9,500 |
Radar command |
126 |
155 min. |
- |
Digital control | |||||||
Kamov Design Bureau | |||||||
Moscow, Russian Fdr | Ka-37 | Recce, comm. |
550 |
Preprog or r/c |
59 kt. |
4.5 min. |
5,200 |
Lear Astronautics Corp. | |||||||
Santa Monica, CA, USA | Skyeye R4E-50 | Multipurpose |
780 |
125 |
8+ hr. |
15,000+ |
- |
Lockheed Martin Skunk | |||||||
Works Palmdale, CA, USA | Dark Star | Acq./Recce/surv. |
8,600 |
SAR |
288+ |
8+ hr. |
45,000+ |
Lockheed Martin | |||||||
Electronics & Missiles | AQM-127A | Target, SLAT |
2,400 |
Inertial, radar |
M 2.5 |
55 nm. |
- |
Orlando, FL, USA | (Super Sonic Low) Alt.Target) | ||||||
Meteor Acft & Electronics | |||||||
Rome, Italy | Mirach 20 | Surv./target/acq. |
374 |
R/c, prog. |
120 |
240+ |
- |
Mirach 26 | Surv./target/acq. |
440 |
R/c, prog. |
135 |
420+ |
- |
|
Mirach-70 | Target |
525 |
R/c |
195 |
60 |
- |
|
Mirach-100/4 | Target |
594 |
R/c, prog. |
M 0.8 |
60 |
- |
|
Mirach-150 | Recce |
748 |
R/c, prog. |
M 0.7 |
80 |
- |
|
Mission Technologies | |||||||
Hondo, TS, USA | Hellfox | Multimission |
240 |
Flir, TV, other |
80 kt. |
4 hr. |
15,000+ |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | |||||||
Los Angeles, CA, USA | BQM-74E | Target |
595 |
R/c |
530 kt. |
- |
- |
People's Rep of China | |||||||
B-2 | Target |
123.5 |
R/c |
149 |
1 hr. |
- |
|
Changkong IC | Target |
5,401 |
R/c |
565 |
45 min. |
- |
|
D-4 | Target |
308 |
R/c |
106 |
2.6 hr. |
- |
|
Raytheon Acft Co., (Beech) | |||||||
Wichita, KS, USA | AQM-37 | Target Variant |
620 |
Radio cmd./prog. |
M 4.0 |
120 nm. |
- |
AQM-37A | Target |
560 |
Programmed |
M 0.7-2 |
120 nm. |
- |
|
AQM-37C | Target |
581 |
Radio cmd./prog. |
M 1.0-3 |
120 nm. |
- |
|
AQM-37EP | Target |
600 |
Radio cmd |
M 3.0-4 |
120 nm. |
- |
|
preprog. autopilot | |||||||
MQM-107B/D | Target |
977/1012 |
Radio cmd./prog. |
M 0.80 |
90m/100m |
- |
|
MQM-107D | Target |
977/1012 |
Radio cmd./prog. |
M 0.80 |
100 min. |
- |
|
Upgrade | |||||||
MQM-107E | Target |
977/1012 |
Radio cmd./prog. |
M 0.85 |
100 min. |
- |
|
SAGEM | |||||||
Paris, France | Crecerelle | Recce/surv./target |
265 |
Flir, EW |
155 |
5 hr. |
15,000 |
Marula | Recce/surv./target |
165 |
Flir, EW |
155 |
5 hr. |
15,000 |
|
Scaled Composites | |||||||
Mojave, CA, USA | Raptor 2 | Environ. research |
2000 |
Environt. sensors |
92 |
10 hr. |
65,000 |
Sikorsky | |||||||
Stratford, CT, USA | Cypher | Recce |
250 |
EO, Flir, etc. |
60 |
3 hr./2,500 mi. |
7,900 |
Silver Arrow | |||||||
Rishon-Lezion, Israel | Colibri | Pilot training |
50 |
- |
31-100 |
2 hr. |
10,000 |
Hermes 450 | Multipurpose |
1000 |
Various up to 350 lb. |
57-115 |
25 hr. |
23,000 |
|
Micro-Vee | Tactical UAV |
100 |
Video camera |
50-126 |
5 hr. |
15,000 |
|
STN Atlas Electronik | |||||||
Bremen, Germany | Brevel | Recce/surv./target |
330 |
Thermal Imaging |
136 |
5.5 hr. |
11,500 |
camera | |||||||
Luna | Optical Recce |
44 |
TV, Flir |
124 |
2 hr. |
3,300 |
|
Tucan-95 | Recce/surv./target |
330 |
TV, Flir |
155 |
10 hr. |
13,100 |
|
Strela Production Assn. | |||||||
Orenberg, Russian Fed | La-17MM | Target |
5,070 |
Transponder |
560 |
1 hr. |
- |
La-17R | Recce |
6,835 |
Camera |
560 |
1 hr. |
- |
|
Dan | Target |
760 |
Transponder |
440 |
40 min. |
- |
|
Tadiran Israel Electronic | |||||||
Industries Ltd., Israel | Mastiff Mk. 3 | Recce/surv. |
254 |
R/c; prog. |
100 |
7+ hr. |
- |
& target acq. | |||||||
Target Technology Brux, | |||||||
France & Ashford, UK | Banshee 1 | - |
190 |
Flares |
54-200 |
1.5 hr. |
23,000 |
Banshee 2 | - |
190 |
Flares |
57-236 |
1.5 hr. |
23,000 |
|
IMP | Operator Training |
- |
- |
15-90 |
0.5 hr. |
- |
|
Petrel | Ballistic Target |
- |
- |
M 3.0 |
104 mi. |
- |
|
Snipe Mk 5 | Aerial Target |
145 |
Flares |
180 |
1.2 hr. |
18,000 |
|
Snipe Mk 15 | Aerial Target |
- |
Flares |
130 |
0.5 hr. |
5,000 |
|
Spectre | Surveillance, EW |
- |
CCD camera |
77-150 |
3-6 hr. |
23,000 |
|
Teledyne Ryan Aero.
ronautical |
|||||||
San Diego, CA, USA | 324 | Recce |
2,374 |
Program command |
M 0.80 |
1,400 nm. |
- |
Teledyne 410 | Recce/surv. |
1,800 |
Program command |
169 kt. |
14 hr@10K |
- |
|
BQM-34A | Target |
2,500 |
RPV Trk Cntrl Sys. |
M 0.97 |
692 nm. |
- |
|
BQM-34S | Target |
2,500 |
Integ. Trk Cntrl Sys. |
M 0.97 |
692 nm. |
- |
|
MQM-34D | Target |
2,500 |
DTCS |
M 0.97 |
692 nm. |
- |
|
BQM-145A | Recce |
2,000 |
Programmable |
M 0.91 |
700 nm. |
- |
|
Tier 2+ | Recce |
24,000 |
- |
395 |
42hr |
67,300 |
|
YBQM-145A | Recce |
2,000 |
Program command |
M 0.91 |
700 nm. |
- |
|
Tupolev Design Bureau | |||||||
Moscow Russian Fed | DBR-1 Jastreb | Recce |
84,875 |
Camera or Elint |
1,740 |
1.5 hr. |
- |
VR-2 Strizh | Recce |
15,400 |
Camera |
685 |
1 hr. |
- |
|
VR-3 Reys-D | Recce |
3,110 |
Camera or TV |
595 |
15 min. |
- |
|
Westinghouse Electronic | |||||||
Huntsville, AL, USA | Star-Bird | Recce, surv., |
280 |
Flir, TV |
- |
6.5 hr. |
- |
C101& target acq. | |||||||
Yakolev Design Bureau | |||||||
Moscow Russian Fed | Shmel | Surv., EW |
286 |
R/c uplink |
97 kt |
2 hr. |
9,850 |
Yak-060 | Recce, EW |
225 |
TV or EW jammer |
110 |
2 hr. |
- |
|
Yak-061 | Recce |
285 |
TV |
110 |
2 hr. |
- |
Source: Air Force 2025