INDEPENDENT DRONE & FPV FIELD GUIDERESEARCH EDITION / RESEARCH EDITION 01
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Insitu ScanEagle X200 registration N202SE on a display stand in a museum hangar.
A non-military ScanEagle used in FAA demonstrations on integrating unmanned aircraft into US national airspace, later displayed at the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center. Encyclopedia-level public exhibit. No construction, weaponization, targeting, or tactics. HawkeyeUK / Alan Wilson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source page · owner-review-pending
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CountryPlatformTypeManufacturerStatus in catalogFlagSource
USA MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M MALE UAS General Atomics Aeronautical Systems In production/delivery to US Army and National Guard (2026) [MFR] source
USA MQ-9A Reaper MALE UAS General Atomics Aeronautical Systems In service (USAF, allies) [MFR] source
USA/UK/others MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian MALE UAS General Atomics Aeronautical Systems In service/delivery (UK Protector, Belgium, Poland, Japan, India on order) [MFR] source
USA FQ-42A Dark Merlin (YFQ-42A) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (Increment 1) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Production selected 17 Jun 2026 (value/quantity not disclosed); prototype flying since 27 Aug 2025 [OFFICIAL]/[REPORTED] source
USA FQ-44A Fury (YFQ-44A) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (Increment 1) Anduril Industries Production selected 17 Jun 2026 [REPORTED] source
USA YFQ-48A Talon Blue CCA candidate / demonstrator Northrop Grumman Development; Increment 2 candidate (reported) [REPORTED] source
USA RQ-4B Global Hawk HALE UAS Northrop Grumman In service (USAF drawdown); NATO AGS [OFFICIAL] source
USA MQ-4C Triton HALE maritime UAS Northrop Grumman In service (USN, RAAF) [OFFICIAL] source
USA MQ-25A Stingray Carrier-based tanker UAS Boeing Development/test (USN) [REPORTED] source
USA RQ-7B Shadow Tactical UAS Textron Systems Retired by US Army (divested 2024); export users [REPORTED] source
USA RQ-11B Raven Small UAS AeroVironment In service (legacy) [MFR] source
USA RQ-20 Puma 3 AE / Puma LE Small UAS AeroVironment In service (US, Ukraine, others) [MFR] source
USA Switchblade 600 Loitering munition (performance only) AeroVironment In service (US Army LASSO/Lethal Unmanned Systems, Ukraine, Taiwan); Aug 2026 $51M Block 1/Block 2 delivery order [MFR]/[OFFICIAL]/[CONTESTED] source
USA Switchblade 400 Loitering munition (performance only) AeroVironment Prototype agreement for LASSO (May 2026) [MFR]/[REPORTED] source
USA Skydio X10D Small multirotor UAS Skydio In service (US Army SRR, others) [MFR] source
USA Teal Black Widow Small multirotor UAS Red Cat / Teal Drones US Army SRR Tranche 2 fielding; NATO NSPA catalogue (Sep 2025); Gauntlet II vendor [MFR] source
Germany/USA Vector AI Small VTOL fixed-wing UAS Quantum Systems Selected for US Army Company-level sUAS Directed Requirement 2 ($15.3M, Apr 2026); in use in Ukraine [MFR] source
Germany HX-2 Loitering munition (performance only) Helsing Bundeswehr contract approved Feb 2026; deliveries to Ukraine reported [MFR]/[REPORTED] source
France/Germany/Italy/Spain Eurodrone MALE RPAS Airbus Defence and Space (prime), Dassault, Leonardo Development; delayed, entry into service beyond 2030 (reported) [REPORTED]/[CONTESTED] source
UK Protector RG Mk1 MALE UAS (MQ-9B) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems In RAF service (2024-) [OFFICIAL] source
UK Watchkeeper WK450 Tactical UAS Thales UK / Elbit Out of service date brought forward (retirement announced 2024-25) [REPORTED] source
UK/Norway Black Hornet 4 Nano UAS Teledyne FLIR In service/delivery [MFR] source
Australia MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative combat aircraft Boeing Australia Development; RAAF capability expected ~2028 [REPORTED] source
Turkey Bayraktar TB2 MALE/tactical UCAV Baykar In service (Turkey and 30+ export users) [MFR] source
Turkey Bayraktar Akinci HALE UCAV Baykar In service (Turkey, several exports incl. Mali) [MFR]/[REPORTED] source
Turkey Bayraktar TB3 Carrier-capable UCAV Baykar In service trials (TCG Anadolu) [MFR] source
Turkey Bayraktar Kizilelma Jet UCAV Baykar Serial production reported 2025-26; mfr page now lists 8,500 kg MTOW and 1,500 kg payload (earlier 6,000 kg / 5 h figures superseded) [MFR]/[CONTESTED] source
Turkey TAI Anka-3 Flying-wing jet UCAV Turkish Aerospace Testing [MFR] source
Israel Heron TP (Eitan) MALE UAS Israel Aerospace Industries In service (Israel, Germany, India, others) [MFR] source
Israel/India Heron Mk II MALE UAS Israel Aerospace Industries In service (India; additional orders post-May 2025 reported) [MFR] source
Israel Hermes 900 MALE UAS Elbit Systems In service (Israel, multiple exports) [MFR] source
Israel Harop Loitering munition (performance only) Israel Aerospace Industries In service (Israel, India, Azerbaijan, others); used May 2025 [MFR]/[CONTESTED] source
Israel Harpy NG Loitering munition (performance only) Israel Aerospace Industries In service [MFR] source
Russia Orlan-10 Tactical UAS Special Technology Center In service (mass use in Ukraine war) [REPORTED] source
Russia Lancet-3 Loitering munition (performance only) ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov) In service/mass production [REPORTED] source
Russia Geran-2 (Shahed-136 derivative) One-way attack UAV (performance only) Alabuga SEZ (localized Iranian design) Mass production; 4,000-8,000/month launched in 2026 (ISIS) [REPORTED] source
Russia Geran-3 / Geran-4/5 (jet) Jet one-way attack UAV (performance only) Alabuga SEZ (reported) Use rising in 2026; ~57-62% of Aug 2026 launches assessed jet (ISIS); Geran-4/5 output ~3,000/month (intel estimate) [REPORTED]/[CONTESTED] source
Russia S-70 Okhotnik-B Flying-wing jet UCAV Sukhoi Prototype/testing; one lost over Ukraine Oct 2024 [REPORTED] source
Iran Shahed-136 One-way attack UAV (performance only) HESA / Shahed Aviation Industries In service; exported/licensed to Russia [REPORTED] source
Iran Mohajer-6 Tactical/MALE UCAV Qods Aviation Industries In service; exported (Russia, Sudan reported) [REPORTED] source
China Wing Loong II MALE UCAV AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute In service (China, multiple exports incl. UAE, Saudi, Pakistan) [REPORTED] source
China CH-4B Rainbow MALE UCAV CASC / CAAA In service; exported (Iraq, Saudi, Myanmar and others) [REPORTED] source
China WZ-7 Soaring Dragon HALE ISR UAS AVIC Guizhou In PLA service; frequent sightings near Japan/Taiwan [REPORTED] source
China GJ-11 Sharp Sword Flying-wing jet UCAV AVIC Hongdu In PLA service (Sept 2025 parade); no official specs published - ~10 m length and 2,000 kg internal payload reported, MTOW ~10,000 kg is an analyst estimate only [REPORTED]/[CONTESTED] source
China TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion MALE UCAV Sichuan Tengden In PLA service; ADIZ activity around Taiwan [REPORTED] source
Taiwan Chien Hsiang Anti-radiation loitering munition (performance only) NCSIST In service/serial production [REPORTED] source
Taiwan Teng Yun (Albatross II) MALE UAS NCSIST Teng Yun 2 completed combat readiness evaluation May 2024; testing complete but no MND production order as of Jul 2026 (budget constraints) [REPORTED] source
Ukraine Lyutyi (AN-196) Long-range one-way attack UAV (performance only) Antonov (state) In use [REPORTED] source
Pakistan Shahpar-III MALE UCAV GIDS Mfr said first flight test by end-2026 (WDS 2026); earlier reports claimed flights [MFR]/[CONTESTED] source
India TAPAS-BH-201 MALE UAS DRDO ADE Development/trials [REPORTED] source
India Nagastra-1 Loitering munition (performance only) Solar Industries (Economic Explosives Ltd) Delivered to Indian Army (2024-25) [REPORTED] source
Mali (user) Bayraktar Akinci / TB2 (Malian Air Force) MALE UCAV Baykar In use in Sahel; civilian-harm investigation (Bellingcat, Sep 2026) [REPORTED] source

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