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The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. Listed with primary mission(s) and year of first flight.

Argentina

• Nostromo Cabure
• Nostromo Yarará
• Nostromo Yagua
• STRIX (AeroDreams) reconocimiento (2006)
• Lipan , reconnaissance:
  • LIPÁN M3 vigilancia, reconocimiento aéreo e inteligencia (2007)
  • LIPAN XM4 vigilancia, reconocimiento aéreo e inteligencia ( en desarrollo)
• GUARDIAN vigilancia, reconocimiento aéreo e inteligencia (2007) (Armada Argentina)
• MANTIS programa de combate aereo no tripulado (2009)

Australia

• Aerosonde
  • Mark 1
  • Mark 2
  • Mark 3.1
  • Mark 4.1
• Aerosonde Aeroguard
• ADRO Pelican Observer
• BAE Brumby
• BAE Kingfisher
• Cybird, development
• Codarra Avatar
• CSIRO Mantis
• Entecho Demipod
• Entecho Mupod
• ADI Jandu
• Silverstone Flamingo
• Sonacom Mirli
• UAV Vision G18 Aeolus
• UAV Vision T21
• UAV Vision T26
• V-TOL Hammerhead
• V-TOL i-copter Phantom
• V-TOL i-copter Seeker

Austria

• Schiebel Camcopter S-100, reconnaissance

Belgium

• EPERVIER drone (1969)
• B-Hunter UAV (2002)

Brazil

• A-20 UNMANNED AIRSHIP Space Airships Ltd.
• XMobots Apoena LALE (low-altitude long-endurance) (2009)
• Carcara UAV Santos Lab Comercio e Industria Aerospacial Ltda.
• FS-01 Watchdog Brazilian medium range tactical UAV by Flight Technologies
• FS-02 Brazilian mini UAV by Flight Technologies
• UAV VTOL FS-03 VTOL-UAV with 150 km range by Flight Technologies.
• 14X Brazilian Hypersonic UAV, used to put satellites on orbit.
• Dumont UAV - New Technologies,

Bulgaria

• RUM-1, target (1967)
• RUM-2, target (1967)
• RUM-2M, target (1969)
• RUM-2MB, target (1971)
• , target (1971)
• UtRUM, targer (1974)
• P-200, target (1975)
• Yastreb-1, target (1978)
• Yastreb-2, target (1981)
• Yastreb-3,target (1982)
• NITI (2006)

Canada

• Aeryon Scout, reconnaissance (2009)
• Canadair CL-89, reconnaissance (1964) - joint funded by UK, later by West Germany as well
• CL-289, reconnaissance (1990)
• CL-227 Sentinel, reconnaissance (1977)
• CL-327 Guardian, reconnaissance (1996)
• CH-160, reconnaissance (2009)
• CH-280, reconnaissance (2010)
• CH-320, reconnaissance (2012)
• Draganflyer E4, surveillance (2009)
• Draganflyer X4, surveillance (2009)
• Draganflyer X6, surveillance (2009)
• Draganflyer X8, surveillance (2010)
• Draganfly Tango, reconnaissance
• Silver Fox ALIX (Atlantic Littoral Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Experiment) (2004)
• ADVANCED SUBSONICS/XIPHOS Grasshopper (2000)
• MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose (2000)

Chile

• Sirol, reconnaissance and research (2007)
• Sirol 221, reconnaissance and meteorology research (2008)
• Stardust II, reconnaissance and aerial imaging(2010)

China (PRC)

• Shenyang Darksword stealth attack UCAV
• Combat Eagle UCAV stealth attack UCAV with forward-swept wings
• Thunderbolt UCAV attack UCAV
• ASN-229A stealthy attack / reconnaissance UCAV
• WJ-600 stealthy attack / electronic warfare UCAV
• CH-1 UCAV attack UCAV
• CH-3 UCAV attack UCAV
• Yilong UCAV attack UCAV
• Scan Eagle UAV stealth reconnaissance URAV
• Xianglong Unmanned Reconnaissance Aerial Vehicle, military reconnaissance (2009)
• Long Haul Eagle UAV reconnaissance UAV
• TF-8 UAV
• TF-10 UAV
• ChangKong-1, target, reconnaissance (1966)
• ChangKong-2
• Dufeng II
• SH-1 UAV
• ASN-206
• BZK-005
• WZ-5 (1981)
• WZ-2000, reconnaissance (2003)
• WZ-5
• CATIC ASN-15
• CATIC ASN-104
• CATIC ASN-105B
• CATIC ASN-207
• CATIC ASN-206
• CATIC ASN-9
• CATIC ASN-7
• CATIC ASN-2

Czech Republic

• Sojka III
• HAES Scanner, short-range civilian surveillance (2005)
• HAES 90 Electric Ray, short-range reconnaissance (2010)
• HAES 400, small aerial target (2009)
• HAES 700, under development (2011)

Finland

• MASS Mini-UAV, reconnaissance

France

• SAGEM Sperwer, reconnaissance
• Dassault AVE-D Petit Duc, research (2000)
• Dassault AVE-C Moyen Duc, research (2001)
• Dassault nEUROn, combat (expected in 2011)
• Dassault-Sagem SlowFast, reconnaissance (2004)
• Verhagen X2 Autonomous Helicopters, flycam reconnaissance (2008)
• Flying-Robots FR102, softs wings based (2008)
• EADS Harfang, reconnaissance (2006)
• EADS Talarion
• Alcore Azimut
• Alcore Biodrone
• Alcore Futura
• Alcore Maya
• SAGEM Crecerelle
• SAGEM Merlin
• SAGEM Patroller
• Tecknisolar-Seni Buteo
• Tecknisolar-Seni Coccinelle
• Tecknisolar-Seni Libellule

Germany

• Drohne CL 289
• EADS Barracuda, German-led program together with Spain
• EMT Aladin, reconnaissance
• EMT Fancopter, reconnaissance
• EMT Luna, reconnaissance
• EMT X-13
• EuroHawk, reconnaissance (developed together with the U.S.)
• MIKADO
• AiDrones AiD-H14, industrial helicopter UAV
• AiDrones AiD-H25, industrial helicopter UAV
• AiDrones AiD-H40, industrial helicopter UAV
• OFFIS Guard, reconnaissance and research
• Rheinmetall KZO, reconnaissance
• Rheinmetall Carola P70
• Rheinmetall Carola T140
• Rheinmetall Taifun
• microdrones md4-200
• microdrones md4-1000

Greece

• HAI Pegasus, reconnaissance (1982)
• 3 Sigma Nearchos, reconnaissance (1996)
• EADS 3 Sigma Iris
• EADS 3 Sigma Alkyon
• EADS 3 Sigma Perseas

India

• AURA is a stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle
• DRDO Nishant
• DRDO Rustom
• Lakshya PTA
• HAL/DRDO Gagan Tactical UAV
• Ulka
• Fluffy
• Pawan
• Kapothaka
• Sparrow

Indonesia

• PUNA (Pesawat Udara Nir-Awak, Made by BPP Teknologi)

International

• EADS Barracuda (Germany/Spain)

Israel

• IMI Mastiff
• Top I Vision Casper 250
• Top I Vision Aerostat
• Silver Arrow Micro-V
• Silver Arrow Sniper
• IAI Skylark - Canister Launched mini-UAV system
• IAI Scout
• IAI Searcher
• IAI General
• IAI Harpy
• IAI Harop
• IAI I-View
• IAI Ranger (with Switzerland)
• IAI Heron
• IAI Eitan
• IAI RQ-2 Pioneer (with the USA)
• IAI Hunter (with the USA)
• IAI Bird-Eye
• Elbit Skylark
• Elbit Hermes 90
• Elbit Hermes 180
• Elbit Hermes 450
• Elbit Hermes 900
• Elbit Hermes 1500
• Aeronautics Dominator
• Aeronautics Orbiter
• Aeronautics Aerostar
• Aeronautics Aerolight
• EMIT Blue Horizon 2
• EMIT Sparrow
• EMIT Butterfly

Iran

• Nazir
• Raad
• Ababil
• Karrar
• Mohajer 1
• Mohajer 2
• Mohajer 3
• Mohajer 4

Italy

• Meteor, now SELEX Galileo Avionica Mirach series (Mirach 26, Mirach 150), target drone and reconnaissance variants
• SELEX Galileo Avionica NIBBIO, tactical reconnaissance
• SELEX Galileo Avionica FALCO, reconnaissance
• Alenia Aeronautica Sky-x, research UCAV (2005)
• Alenia Aeronautica Sky-y, research-reconnaissance MALE (2007)
• Alenia Aeronautica Molynx/Black Lynx, reconnaissance HALE (in development)

Japan

• Fuji TACOM, reconnaissance
• Fuji FFOS, observation
• Fuji J/AQM-1, target
• Fuji RPH-2, industrial
• Kawasaki KAQ-1, target
• Yamaha R-50, industrial
• Yamaha R-MAX, industrial

Jordan

• Jordan Falcon
• I-wing
• Jordan Arrow
• Silent Eye

Lebanon

• Mirsad-1, reconnaissance, possible weapon (2004)

Latvia

• UAVFACTORY Penguin B, dual purprose (civil/military), fixed wing UAV system (2010)
• UAVFACTORY Varna UAV, reconnaissance electric flying wing unmanned system (under development)

Malaysia

• Eagle ARV System

Mexico

• S4 Ehécatl by Hydra Technologies
• E1 Gavilán by Hydra Technologies

Netherlands

• Higheye HE60, Cam helicopter
• Higheye automatic camera helicopters
• Verhagen X2

New Zealand

• KAHU-HAWK

Pakistan

• Ababeel Aerial Drone
• Baaz UAV Aerial drone
• Border Eagle
• Burraq UAV
• Explorer UAV
• Firefly UAV Rocket Propelled UAV
• Hawk UAV
• Hornet UAV
• Jasoos
• Mukhbaar
• Nishan MK-II
• Rover UAV
• Shadow MK-II
• Tornado UAV
• Uqab UAV
• Falco_UAV

Peru

• CEDEP-1

Philippines

• TUAV (Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)

Poland

• Pteryx UAV
• HOB-bit
• SKNL PRz PR5 Wiewiór plus

Serbia

• IBL-2000
• Mini UAV Gavran (Raven)
• Medium UAV
• Nikola Tesla-150 - First Serbian unmanned aerial vehicle built by a team of students called “EMA”
• Vrabac UAV

Singapore

• ST Aero FanTail
• ST Aero Skyblade
• ST Aero MAV-1
• ST Aero LALEE
• ST Aero Phantom Eye

South Africa

• Denel Dynamics Seeker - Tactical reconnaissance (a light air to ground missile is under develoment for it)
• Denel Dynamics Skua - Target drone
• ATE Vulture - Artillery spotting/targetting UAV
• Denel Dynamics Bateleur - MALE recconnaisance UAV

South Korea

• Korea Aerospace (KAI) Night Intruder NI-100N or DUV-4, medium-range tactical reconnaissance
• Korea Aerospace RQ-101, short-range tactical reconnaissance
• Korean Air Aerospace KUS-9, medium-range tactical reconnaissance

Soviet Union/Russia

• Lavochkin La-17, target and reconnaissance (1953)
• Tupolev Tu-123, reconnaissance (1964)
• Tupolev Tu-141, reconnaissance (mid-1970s)
• Yakovlev Pchela, reconnaissance
• Kamov Ka-137, reconnaissance helicopter 1998
• ZALA 421-08, most popular Russian UAV reconnaissance plane 2007
• ZALA 421-06, reconnaissance helicopter 2008
• ZALA 421-12, reconnaissance plane 2008
• Dozor 600, reconnaissance-attack aircraft late 2010
• Dozor-100, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system 2009
• MiG Skat reconnasissance-attack-stealth 2015

Spain

• Aerovision Fulmar
• SIVA (Artillery Observer Plane)
• HADA (INTA)
• ATMOS-2 (INDRA)
• EADS Barracuda (with Germany)
• MANTIS (INDRA)
• INTA ALO
• PELICANO (INDRA)
• SCRAB II (Twin Turbine Target Drone)
• SCRAB I (High Portable Turbine Target Drone)
• ALBA (Light and Portable Target Drone)
• ATD (Low Cost Target Drone)

Switzerland

• Aeroscout Scout B1-100
• RUAG Ranger
• Swiss UAV NEO S-300

Sweden

• SHARC
• Saab Skeldar
• Saab FILUR Flying Innovative Low-observable Unmanned Research air vehicle
• CybAero APID 55

Taiwan

• Chung Shyang II UAV

Turkey

• TAI Anka-A (MALE) UAV
• TAI Anka-B (MALE) UAV (ROKETSAN MISSILES)
• Bayraktar Çaldiran Tactical UAV
• Bayraktar Mini UAV (Reconnaissance)
• Bayraktar Malazgirt Mini Heli UAV
• VESTEL Karayel Tactical UAV
• TAI Gözcü Tactical UAV
• Turna TAI
• Keklik TAI
• Şahit TAI
• Baykuş TAI
• PelikanTAI
• Martı TAI
• VESTEL Arı
• VESTEL Efe
• VESTEL Ege
• Globiha Mini UAV

Thailand

• IAI Searcher (with Israel)
• Eagle ARV System

United Arab Emirates

• Adcom Military Industries Yabhon
  • Yabhon RX-6
  • Yabhon RX-18

United Kingdom

• LARYNX (1927-1929) - guided anti-ship weapon
• Fairey Queen (1930s) - gunnery target
• de Havilland Queen Bee (1930s) - gunnery target
• Airspeed Queen Wasp (1936)
• Miles Queen Martinet (1940s)
• ML Aviation Pilotless Target (1950s) - to MoS specification U120D
• UB.109T (1950s) - project for long range unpiloted bomb
• Ferranti Phoenix, reconnaissance (1980s, but never entered service). An example is on display at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune, Scotland.
• ML Aviation Sprite (1981) - "Surveillance Patrol Reconnaissance Intelligence Target Designation Electronic Warfare "
• Meggitt Banshee, Target drone (1984)
• BAE Phoenix, reconnaissance (1986)
• QinetiQ Observer, experimental lightweight reconnaissance
• UTSL, MSAT-500 NG, drone for range practise, missile and gunnery. In service.(1995)
• BAE Corax, research (2004)
• BAE HERTI, reconnaissance (2004)
• Thales Watchkeeper WK450, reconnaissance (2005)
• BAE Skylynx II, reconnaissance (2006)
• BAE Fury, reconnaissance/attack (2008)
• BAE Ampersand, reconnaissance (2008)
• UAVSI,Vigilant, tactical, homeland security, environmental and scientific 20 kg vehicle. In production. (2008)
• Demon, based on a BAE Eclipse drone
• Barnard Microsystems InView Unmanned Aircraft System for use in scientific, commercial and state applications (2010)
• Flyper, research (2010)
• BAE Taranis, research (planned)
• BAE Mantis, research, (planned)
• QinetiQ Zephyr, high-altitude long-endurance (in development)
• QinetiQ Mercator, research (in development)
• UnKnown Aerospace Cygnet, logistics (in development)
• VTOL Technologies thrust-vectoring flying-wing, low altitude urban, maritime & mountainous VTOL UAV (in development)

United States

• Emmen Aerospace - Swiper
• Emmen Aerosapce - Super Swiper
• Emmen Aerosapce - Condor
• Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane, weapon (1916)
• Kettering Bug, weapon (1918)
• OQ-2/TDD-1 Radioplane, target (1939)
• Ryan A/BQM-34 series Firebee I and II, target (1951)
• North American X-10, research (1953)
• Northrop GAM-67 Crossbow, multi-role (1956)
• Northrop AQM-35, target (1956)
• McDonnell ADM-20 Quail, decoy (1958)
• Beech MQM-61A Cardinal, target (1959)
• Gyrodyne QH-50, research (1960)
• Beech AQM-37 Jayhawk, target (1961)
• QH-50 DASH, attack (torpedo launch)
• Ryan Model 147/AQM-34 series Fire Fly and Lightning Bug, reconnaissance (1962)
• Northrop M/BQM-74A Chukar, target, decoy (1964)
• Lockheed D-21, reconnaissance (1964)
• Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, reconnaissance (1968)
• BQM-90, target (1970)
• Boeing YQM-94A Compass Cope B, reconnaissance (1973)
• BAE Systems SkyEye (with the United Kingdom), reconnaissance (1973)
• Ryan YQM-98A Compass Cope R, reconnaissance (1974)
• Ryan AQM-81A Firebolt, target (1983)
• BAI BQM-147 Dragon Drone, reconnaissance (1986)
• RQ-2 Pioneer, reconnaissance (1986)
• General Atomics GNAT-750, reconnaissance (1989)
• Sikorsky Cypher, research, (1992)
• Teledyne Ryan BQM-145 Peregrine, Reconnaissance, (1992)
• RQ-1/MQ-1 Predator, reconnaissance, combat (1995)
• LR-3 Tigershark, reconnaissance (2004)
• RQ-3 Dark Star, research (1996)
• RQ-6 Outrider, reconnaissance (1996)
• Bell Eagle Eye, tiltrotor reconnaissance (1998)
• AeroVironment Puma AE, reconnaissance (1998)
• IAI RQ-5 Hunter, reconnaissance (1999)
• AAI RQ-7 Shadow, reconnaissance (1999)
• MQ-8 Fire Scout, reconnaissance (2000)
• RQ-4 Global Hawk, reconnaissance (2001)
• AeroVironment Wasp III, reconnaissance (2001)
• MQ-9 Reaper, reconnaissance, air attack (2006)
• Desert Hawk, reconnaissance (2001)
• AeroVironment Dragon Eye RQ-14, reconnaissance (2002)
• Boeing X-45, research (2002)
• RQ-15 Neptune, naval reconnaissance (2002)
• X-47 Pegasus, research (2003)
• Boeing X-50, research (2003)
• Boeing X-46, research (2003)
• ScanEagle, reconnaissance (2004)
• Boeing A160 Hummingbird, research (2005)
• AeroVironment Raven RQ-11, reconnaissance (2005)
• CQ-10 Snowgoose, cargo (2005)
• Lockheed P-175 Polecat, research (2006)
• RQ-16 T-Hawk, reconnaissance (2006)
• Boeing Dominator, experimental (2007) -Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator-
• Composite Engineering BQM-167 Streaker, in development (2006)
• Propulsive Wing, high lift, large cargo-carrying, cross-flow fan propulsion (2008)
• MQ-1C Warrior, air attack (2009)
• General Atomics Avenger, reconnaissance, attack (2009)
• RQ-170 Sentinel, reconnaissance (2009)
• Arcturus-UAV T-20, reconnaissance, attack (2009)
• Boeing Phantom Eye, reconnaissance (2011)
• Nano Hummingbird, surveillance and reconnaissance (2011)
• NASA Mini-Sniffer, research (1975 to 1982)
• General Atomics ALTUS, research (1996)
• NASA Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex research (cancelled before first flight, 1999)
• NASA Helios and Pathfinder, research (2001)
• Octatron SkySeer
• Switchblade (aircraft) (proposed)
• Aquila experimental Lockheed UAV, early 1980s
• Sadler Vampire UAV18-50, late 1980s Predator precursor
• Trek Aerospace Dragonfly
• Phantom Sentinel
• Insitu Aerosonde
• Vulture (UAV), Under development
• Global Observer Under development
• Boeing HALE Under development
• Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH or Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter
• Arcturus-UAV T-15
• Arcturus-UAV T-16
• Arcturus-UAV T-20
• Imaging 1's micro UAV
• ATAIR LEAPP
• ATAIR Micro LEAPP
• ATAIR Insect
• Vector P
• Lockheed Martin MPUAV Cormorant (Under development)

Vietnam

• M-400 UAV

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