UAV Roundup 2013 - Aerospace America

— 2013 —

Worldwide
UAV Roundup

An
Aerospace America

Supplement

A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Argentina
AeroDreams Chi-7 Deployed ROTAX - Single rotor
Armenia Strix Deployed C-L/G-L/T-L - EFI P-P
Australia AeroVision Arcangel 1 Deployed G-L - 2-stroke GAS P-P
Lipan M3 Apache Deployed G-L - P-P
Austria XM4
Belgium Nostromo Unmanned Solutions Cabure III Completed Electric - H-L
Brazil Yarará Under way 2/4-stroke MOGAS -
4-stroke HF - G-L P-P

Armenian Military Krunk (Crane) Deployed Jet (no details)

Aerosonde Aerosonde Mk 4.7G In production R-L - H-F
ADI (Thales) Jandu Microturbofan
Advanced VTOL Technologies Hammerhead Development under way VTOL - Electric
BAE Systems Kingfisher Mk2 Completed P-P
Kalkura Completed Turbojet
Codarra Advanced Systems Avatar P2 Completed Electric prop - H-L
Cyber Technology CyberQuad Mini/Maxi Completed Electric - Quadroto
CyberEye II Completed GAS - Center fuselage prop
Entecho
Silvertone Electronics CyBird V/VX pod above wing
CyberWraith Turbojet
V-TOL Aerospace Mupod Microjet T
Flamingo F-18 Twin Boom In production - deployed Electric - Enclosed rotor
3.5hp motor -
Arrow In development
I-Copter Phantom Prototype Wooden prop
I-Copter Seeker ISR
Mini Warrigal B-L - Electric P-P
Warrigal Explorer C-L - Electric P-P

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 In production Multifuel rotary
Diamond Aircraft Diamond Hero In development Dual rotary engines

Gatewing X100 Deployed C-L - Elec. P-P
Electric single rotor
Flying-Cam Unmanned Aerial Systems Flying-Cam III E-SARAH Deployed

Aerofoundry Yaro SR-700 LRIP G-L - GAS
Yaro SR-650 Deployed G-L - GAS
AGX Tenologia Yaro SR-450 Deployed G-L - GAS
Avibras Industria Aeroespacial Hewe AF-190 LRIP C-L - Elec.
Brazilian Army Tech. Centre Hewe AF-90 Deployed H-L - Elec.
BRVant Yai XP-340 Testing C-L/S-L - GAS
Yai XP-210 LRIP C-L - GAS
Gyrofly Innovations Tiriba Elec. - Prop
Falcao In development FW P-P
Harpia Systems (Embraer Defense VANT VT-15 In development
and Security/AEL Systems) BRV-X P-P
BRV Cardinal 55 In production
OrbiSat/Aeroalcool/AGX consortium BRV-04W In production Electric multirotor
Santos Lab Comercio e Industria Gyro 200 ED In development Electric multirotor
Gyro 500 X4 Under development Electric multirotor
Aerospacial Gyro 500 X8 G-L - AvGas - P-P
Unnamed Deployed
Technological Institute of Aeronautics Deployed H-L, C-L - P-P
SARVant Deployed C-L - P-P
Carcara I Deployed C-L, T-L - P-P
Carcara II In development C-L - Prop
Jabiru In development G-L - Rotary
Azimute
ORBIS VTOL
Asa Branca (White Wing)

2 UAV ROUNDUP 2013 Copyright ©2013 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

OPV helo 10 14,765 ISR-SAR-crop spraying
MM/MR AV 15 13,125 ISR
FW 2 24 8,200 Ag - Envir
5 24 6,560 ISR
SR TUAV
TUAV 1.2 6 LOS 6,560 RSTA - BDA
6 30 LOS 9,850 RSTA - BP

FW prop 5 13,150 ISR

STUAS - SUAS 12 58 15,000 ISR - Comms - SIGINT
ACTD 4 Deep penetration
ACTD 2 15 12,192 MM/MR
1,000 Demonstrator
VTOL 2 6 RF limit Target drone
MALE 1 1,640 (RF dependant) 10,500 R/S - monitoring
12-25 min 36-60 LOS R/S - Ag - CAS1640 (RF)
Micro VTOL CAV 10 R/S - Ag - CAS

Heavy-lift VTOL 7 Advanced payload research
8 Target drone
Tactical MUAV Indoor ops - flexible buffer
Small delta wing Ag-Envir - ISTA

VTOL MM/MR TUAV 1-1.5 1.8-3.6 ISTAR-Comm
Rotor 3.5-9 SR
Urban ISR - Ag - aerial photo
FW lifting body Urban ISR - Ag - aerial photo
Helo
10 120 18,000 RS-BP-SAR-BDA
Micro VTOL 6.5 flight/4 hover Mil/Civil Recon/Airborne Sensor
Micro VTOL
Micro VTOL 45 min 30 2,460 Envir-terrain mapping
MM/MR LALE TUAV 30 min Aerial photography
FW prop
MUAV 14-18 90 19,000 Radar/hyperspectral
MUAV 8 90 12,000 Hyperspectral/LIDAR
TUAV 6 60 9,000 Hyperspectral/LIDAR
FW 3.5 14 3,000 Photogrammetric surveying
Quadrotor VTOL 40 min 2.5 1,500 Photogrammetric surveying
FW 90 9,000 Oil spill detection, fisheries monitoring
1 8-24 ACTD
90 Envir-Ag-CD
Up to 15 90 Tactical RS
15,000 BP
16 96 Comm - Surveillance
Navy Air Target - C4ISR air sensor
20 Ag-Envir - Powerline - Tactical RS
1.5 ISR - PS - SAR
2.5 ISR - PS - SAR
12 70 ISR - PS - SAR
1.5 BDA - BP - COMM - HS - IR - ISTAR - SA - SAR

60 Foliage penetration - Survey
Urban R/S
Urban R/S - increased capability to Carcara I
R/S
Target drone
ISR
Powerline inspection - ISR - BP - SAR

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Brazil, cont’d Brasil Aircrafts

XMobots Aeroespacial e Defesa DELTA SR Deployed GAS EFI
DELTA CR Deployed
DELTA Jet Deployed C-L - Pulse jet
Sea Runner Deployed ROTA - Turbine
Apoena 1000B LRIP G-L - AvGas prop
Apoena 1000C Development completed G-L - AvGas P-P
ECHAR 20A In production B-L, C-L, H-L - Elec.
Nauru 500A In production G-L - AvGas P-P

Bulgaria Armstechno NITI In production
Belarus
Canada Kvand Ventures Husky Completed Jet A1 or K1 kerosene

Aeryon Labs Scout VTOL MAV Completed Electric - 4 rotor
Challis Heliplane UAV G-L - Electric
Dragonfly Innovations E950 Testing Electric - MAV
Electric
E4/X4 Completed Electric
Electric
X4-P Electric - MAV
Electric - MAV
X4-ES Completed
Battery - H-L
X-6 Battery - H-L
Turboprop A-L/G-L
X6-ES Completed Turbo P-P
GAS - Prop
X8 Completed

TBD JUSTUS (Joint UAV Surveill. IOC 2017
MicroPilot
MMIST & Target Acquisition Sys.)
Stratus Aeronautics
CropCam In production
IDETEC Unmanned Systems
MP-Vision In production
University of Concepcion
w/Chilean Ar SnowGoose CQ-10A Completed

RMS SA SnowGoose CQ-10B VTOL Under way

Venturer Development under way

Chile

Sirol 110 Completed Electric prop
Stardust II In production Electric prop
iMK-8 Under way H-L -Electric prop
Lascar Prototype Electric - C-L

Mantarraya Completed Battery - Prop - CL
Manta 1 Electric - C-L or dolly
Petre II Completed Turbine - JATO
Trauco III Completed Battery - Prop - CL

China

Chinese UAV pro- ASN Technology Group ASN-211 MUAV In development Flapping wings
ASN-212
grams, companies, ASN-213 Under way Supersonic ?

missions, specs are the ASN-215 In development Electric - H-L
ASN-216
most difficult of all to ASN-217 In development Jet
ASN-229A In development S-L ROTA - Prop
verify. China displays ASN-106 Completed Piston H-L
ASN-9 (Ba-9) Completed Piston
beautiful models at ASN-15 Completed Piston
ASN-104/105 Completed Piston
airshows, but almost ASN-206 Under way Twin-boom P-P
ASN-207 Deployed RATO - GAS P-P FW
never shows anything ASN-209 (Silver Eagle) In production Ducted fan
PW 2 Under way Turbofan (supersonic?)
flying. And the same Whirlwind-Scout In development
Anjian (Dark Sword) Twin turbofan
models may reappear, AW-4 Under way
Blue Shark Piston
with a new paint job, FK2000 Airship Under way
TL-8
name, etc., at later Wing Loong

shows. This chart of-

fers the best informa-

tion possible, gleaned

from dozens of Avic Defense
sources, with every

effort made to verify

wildly different claims.

4 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

FW 22 4 14,750 Target drone
FW 2 6,560 Army target drone
20 min 950 Target drone
FW 2 32-64 41,000 Target drone
FW LALE 8 64-128 9,843 BP - CAS - HS - ISTAR - SAR - Infra
LALE 8 6 9,843 BP - CAS - HS - ISTAR - SAR - Infra
BWB SUAS 45 min 11-32 9,843 BP - CAS - HS - ISTAR - SAR - Infra
STUAS/low-cost civil 5.5 9,843 CAS - AP - Ag - Envir

30 16,400 Disaster/Chem-rad monitoring

Twin turbojet rotor 1.2 36 5,900 S/SAR helicopter

Micro quadrotor 20 min 3 333 R/S - SAR - public safety
VTOL ACTD 50 min 12 CAS ISR STAR STUAS
VTOL quadrotor 0.3 0.6 100-200 Aerial photography
VTOL quadrotor 8,000
VTOL quadrotor 18 min 0.5 8,000 Public safety
VTOL trirotor 18 min 0.5 8,000 Surveillance
VTOL trirotor 8,000 Public safety
Eight-rotor VTOL 8,000 Aerial photo - Surveillance
Arctic SAR-ISR
SUAS 55 min 2 2,200
SUAS 55 min 2 2,200 Ag - Envir - CAS
Parafoil 160 18,000 CAS - Ag
VSTOL autogyro rotor 10 320 18,000 ISR - Comm - Cargo
BLOS LALE 540 19,685 Force protection - Small unit resupply
Aerial survey

VTOL MAV 4 51 13,123 R/S - SOF - Map - Survey
SUAS 40 min Recon. - Aerial imaging
VTOL multirotor 18 11,500 R/S
Twin prop 2 Envir - Fisheries - SAR
100 3,000
Flying wing SUAS 4 60 9,842 Recon - Comms relay
1 100 12,000
1 100 8200 Aerial target
55 min Aerial target

SR SUAS 5 120 200 Low-altitude recon
MUAV - folding wings Envir-Infra
MM/MR 20 1,200 19,685 Officially to test high-alt supersonic UAV tech -
SR SUAS 1 but morphing wing has been linked to fast attack
MUAV 1 10 32,800 RSTA-BDA-EW-Comm
1 60-100 32,800 Next-gen ASN-212
VTOL 2 150
UCAV concept demonstrator 8 600 1,625 Recon and precise attack
UCAV 16 120 10,400 High-speed target drone
10 6 19,500 Target drone
Hunter-killer 19,500 ISR
40 min 500 16,400 Tactical ISR
250 19,685 Advanced Tactical R/S
50 9,843 EW/EC m - SIGINT - Jamming
ISR-EW-Comm
20 Day/night RSTA
P&S
Persistent RSTA

8,000 R/S
16,250 Target drone
ISTAR

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
China, cont’d
Beijing Creation Technology T10/T10-S Mini-Hornet Electric - P-P
Colombia Beijing University of Aeronautics
Croatia BZK-005 Deployed P-P
and Astronautics Piston
BSST AW-2 Sun Ying Completed Turbojet
Twin contrarotating
BUAA AW-4 Shark Completed 3-blade prop
Turbojet
Chengdu Aircraft Design AW-12A Completed
and Research Institute Turbo
WuZhen-5A/ChangHong 1 Completed Turbofan
H-L
Haiou (Seagull) Under way
RATO
M-22 Under way P-P
RATO
Pterodactyl In production
Electric hexarotor
Xianglong Under way 4 AA batteries - Quadrotor
Turbojet
Tian Yi In development Turbojet
Piston P-P
China Aerospace Science Industry Yilong Under way Gasoline engine
[established a dedicated UAV WJ-600 Sky Eagle In development Piston
production company in Jan. 2013] CH-803
SL-200 Under way Autogyro
Rotary - Piston
China Aerospace Science HJ-300 Blade In development Turbojet
Technology HW-100 Sparrow Hawk In development Turbojet
HW-200 Ascender In development Turbojet
China Aviation Industry PW 2 Under way Jet
DJI Caihong-3 (CH-3) Under way Turbojet - RATO
Guizhou CH-4 Unknown Piston (3)
Nanjing Research Institute for SH-1 In production
SH-3 Under way Turbofan (supersonic?)
Simulation Techniques TF-8 Under way Airship
TF-10 Under way Rotor
NUAA AVIC I Sunshine Under way Rotor
Spreading Wings S800 In production Rotor
PLA Air Force Phantom In production G-L - Prop
WZ-2000 Unknown Prop
Soar Dragon/Soar Eagle In development
W-30/50 Completed Electric
S-45 Under way
YK-7 Completed
Z-2 Completed
Z-3 Completed
IZ Under way
Soar Bird Completed
ChangKong-1 (A-B-C-E) Completed
ChangKong-2 Completed
J-5/J-7I Ground Attack Under way

SARI Ba-5 Under way
TianJian-1 Under way
Shenyang Shen Zhou-1 Completed
with AVIC Shen Zhou-2 Completed
Combat Eagle
Survey and Mapping Institute of Anjian (Dark Sword) Under way
Science and Technology Long-Haul Eagle Under way
Airship
Weifan Freesky Aviation Industry In production
with Qingdao Haili Helicopter Mfg. V750 VTOL Under way
ServoHeli 120 In production
Xin Ying Electronic Science and Tianyi In production
Technology XiangYing II In development
Blue Arrow (UR-J1-001) In development
Zhuhai X.Y. Aviation Sky Eyes (UR-C2-008)

Efigenia Aerospace Robotics EJ-1B Mozart S/VTOL In development
EJ-2A Fatima In development

BLM-99 Bojnik Unknown

Soko B4-MR In development

6 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

55-100 min 18 600-1500 Geomapping - Photogrammetry
40 3
MALE
1.3

MALE UCAV 3 2,500 57,400 Portable reconn
HALE Multirole; based on US AQM-34N Firebee
Global Hawk-class 1.5 2,485 16,400 VTOL
20 4,200 17,830
HALE concept demo 60,000 Hunter-killer
20 1,260 4,953 Strategic reconn
MALE 3-5 30 32,800 Similar to Global Hawk, but smaller
5 6,005
Hunter-killer - Maritime surveillance
Medium UAV 8 200 15,000 ISR
Light UAV 30 1,491 16,400 Alleged crop-duster/rain maker -
SUAS 2.200 16,400
108 but with stealth design
Hunter-killer 59,000
Hunter-killer 59,000 RSTA
Delta wing MUAV 9,840 RSTA - EW - Precise attack
3,250 Next-gen UCAV demonstrator
Personal MUAV 12 230 Multimission
UCAV 16 min. 9,800 Low-speed light UAV
HALE 10-15 min. 1.000 ft 16,250 Man-portable
3 1.296 59,000 Remote sensing
Stealth UCAV 10 4.300 61,700
VTOL 10-100 9,600 Aerial photography
FW 1 13,000 Aerial photography
35 min 3 6,500 ISTAR
1 6,500 Recon - Targeting
4 100 R/S - EW - Comm relay
1 1,950 Target drone, fighter jet styling
90 9,843 Reusable aerial target
1 600 RSTA
45. min 9,843 RSTA
850 Gyrocopter
30 min 13,125 VTOL
936 mi Target drone - Air sampling - Photo
30 mi Little known; developed late 1990s
1.86 Converted Chinese MiG-17 and -21; "Suicide

2 20 UAV" (cruise)
90 Based on J-5 - Target Drone - "cruise"
4 Cruise missile target drone
1.5 Remotely piloted zeppelin - Video
1
1.5-2 UCAV concept
ISTAR - C4KISR
VTOL 1 Aerial photography - Mapping - Surveying
VTOL
Survey - SAR - Envir - Aerial photo
6 36
FW 12 72 Envir - Ag - Aerial photo
R/S
R/S

S/VTOL Test Platform
Long endurance

ISR
RSTA

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion

Czech Republic Scanner In production G-L - Rotary
HAES 400 Prototype R-L - GAS P-P
700 In development Jet

Finland

Patria Aviation Oy MASS MAV In production Electric

France

Alcore Azimut 2 In production H-L - Elec. P-P
Chacal 2 In production GAS P-P or Turbojet
Biodrone In production H-L, C-L - Elec. P-P
EasyCopter In production G-L - Elec. rotor
Epsilon 1 In development High air pressure piston; H-L
Epsilon 2 In development High air pressure piston
Futura In development C-L - miniturbo/2 turbos

AUEV-Technology Maya In development for target use
Smart iCopter In development G-L - 600W rotary or elec.
Electric rotor - G-L

Y3GV880 Prototype in development Electric
HoverEye
Bertin Technologies Helicofice In production G-L - Kerosene rotor
Cofice
In production Electric - Faired rotors

Dassault nEUROn In development Prototype: Adour Production:
Advanced Snecma M88
Delta Drone Delta-H In production
In production HF
Delta-Y In development Rotax Turbo
Completed
EADS Cassidian TANAN 300 In production Turbine

Harfang (Eagle I)

Flying Robots Sas FR102

Fly-n-Sense 360° UAV

FNS 900 Seeker

Scancopter CB 350 Electric multirotor
Electric multirotor
Scancopter CB 750 Elec. or alcohol
GAS rotor
Helipse HE 190 Electric
Electric or GAS
HE 300 Electric rotor
Piston rotor
SR 5 R-L
H-L
SR 20/ SR30 H-L
H-L
Infotron IT 180-5 EL Under way H-L
Under way G-L - Electric
IT 180-5 TH In production G-L - Electric
In production 4 Electric
L'Avion Jaune Altimum In production ROTAX 914 F - Prop
In production CL - P-P
Lehman Aviation LA100 In production GAS rotor
In development
LM450 In development
In production
LP960 Completed
Completed
LV580 Completed

Novadem NX110m

U130

Parrot AR Drone 2.0

Sagem Patroller R/M

Sperwer Mk II

SURVEY-Copter SURVEY-Copter/WeControl

Copter 1B VTOL

SURVEY-Copter/WeControl Completed GAS rotor

Copter 4 VTOL

SURVEY-Copter/WeControl Completed Electric engine

DVF 2000

Sperwer

Crecerelle

Patroller

BLIMP 2C Completed Tethered
Under way Motorized propulsion
BLIMP 37M In production
GAS
Verhagen X2 Autonomous Helicopters Flycam In production

Georgia

Tbilisi Aircraft Mfg (TAM) Georgian UAS

8 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

FW prop 2 3.8 3,300 R/S
Delta-wing MUAV 18 10,000 Target drone
Target drone

FW P-P 60-75 min 6-12 492 R/S - Monitoring

FW SR 1.5 30 985 Surveillance
Delta wing w/canard 3 435 4,921 RSTA - Missile simulation
Biomimetic raptor 2 30 Surveillance
VTOL SUAS 15 min 0.6 985 Civil aerial video/digital photo
Delta-wing MAV 10 min 0.6 3,280 R/S prototype
Delta-wing MAV 8 min 0.37 R/S prototype
Delta-wing SUAS 70 min 250 328 RSTA-A
3,280
VTOL tail-sitter 30 min 30 Urban surv. - Research
MUAV quadrotor 15-35 min 1.8 164 Research - PS - HS - inside buildings or

VTOL 1 flight/20 min hover 29,500 outside in high winds/heavy rain
VTOL TUAV 16 All-weather flight
Quadrotor 45,900 IRS - SAR
12 2,100 Aerial thickness measurements
Delta-wing stealth UCAV 6,562
15 min 100 25,000 on high infrastructure
Quadrotor 45 min 1,000 Technology demonstrator
FW 8 7,218
VTOL TUAS 24 ISTAR - Maritime surveillance
MALE 9,850 RSTA - BDA
Flexible wing OPV 25-60 min 3 9,850
VTOL 4 18 13,125 R/S - SAR - Environmental monitoring
Delta-wing prop 20 min R/S - SAR - Environmental monitoring
VTOL 1 3 328 Envir - Survey
Quadrotor VTOL 2 6 50-1,400 Day photos - HD videos
2 6 50-1,400 Day photos and full HD video
VTOL 4 50-1,400 Hi-res vertical photos and ortho photo
VTOL 35 min 0.3 Day/night survey - Live event or TV videos
High-lift flying wing 35 min 3 LOS 7,218 Day/night RS - IED location - Urban P&S
Flying wing 25 min 3 LOS 487 ft HD AP - Rad - Indoor inspection
Flying wing P-P 35 min 3 LOS HD Vid
Flying wing P-P 2 0.6 7,620 MALE ISR
Flying wing P-P 20 min 0.6 4,572 ISTAR - EW
Quadrotor SUAS 165 ft 1,500 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-L,IR,LALE,LOS,LR,L,IR,LALE,
Quadrotor SUAS 30 200 LOS; 2,000 sat 1,500
Quadrotor MAV 6+ 200 2,500 LOS,MM/MR,MR,R/S,S&R,TUAV,VLO
45 min. 5 BDA,E/O,EOD,G-

1 8 MALE,MM/MR,MR,R/S,S&R,TUAV,VLO
BDA,E/O,G- L,HALE,IR,LALE,LOS,LR,
2 40
MALE,MR,R/S,S&R,TUAV,VLO

VTOL MAV 1 (change battery) 150 Aerial photo - Surveillance
1 (change battery) 150 Aerial photo - Surveillance
AP
8 9,843
BP - ISR - PS - SIGINT

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Germany
Aibotix X-6 Hexakopter In production G-L - Elec. 6 rotor
Greece AiDrones AiD-H14/14T/14R/14E In production G-L - Gas/Oil or elec.
Hungary AiD-H19 In production G-L - Gas/Oil
India AirRobot GmbH & Co. KG AiD-H32 In production G-L - Gas/Oil
EADS AiD-H40 In production G-L - Gas/Oil
w/Northrop Grumman AiD-MX6 In production G-L - Elec. 6 rotor
AR 100B In production G-L - Elec. multirotor
EMT AR 120 In production G-L - Elec. multirotor
AR 150 In production G-L - Elec. multirotor
Festo AG AR 200 In production G-L - Elec. multirotor
MAVinci UG Atlante In development C-L, G-L - Prop
Microdrones Barracuda In development Jet turbine
MikroKopter
Rheinmetall Defence Electronics EuroHawk Under way R-R Allison 31.8 kN
European UAS In development Jet
Stemme UMS Harfang Deployed Turbo P-P
DRAC/Tracker Deployed H-L - Elec. twin prop
DT25/35/45/55 Deployed Twin Jet - C-L
SIDM Deployed Rotax 914
Aladin In production Electric - H-L, B-L
Aladin Twin In development Electric - H-L, B-L
Fancopter In production Electric
LUNA In production P-P - C-L, B-L
Luna NG LRIP Fuel injection - B-L, C-L
Museco LRIP HF turbo rotor
X-13 Prototype B-L, C-L
BionicOpter Research prototype H-L - 9 elec. servomotors

Sirius I In production H-L - Electric
G-L - Electric
MD4-200 In production G-L - Electric
G-L - Electric
MD4-1000 In production G-L - Electric
G-L - Electric
MD4-3000 In development G-L - Electric
G-L - Electric
HexaKopter/XLHexaKopter In production Electric prop - H-L
Electric
OFFIS In production Electric - Twin prop
P-P - ROTA
OktoKopter/OktoXL In production
from cannister
QuadroKopter In production RATO
RATO
Carolo P50 Under way Prop - Twin
RATO
Carolo P70 Completed Turbo Rotax 914F

Carolo T140 Under way

KZO (Brevel) (Tucan) Under way

Fledermaus ESM Under way
Mücke Under way
Opale DA42 Twin Star derivative
TARES Under way
S15B Under way

BSK Defense Phaethon J In production C-L - Turbine midfuselage
Ideon In production H-L
(H)Yperion In production C-L - VRJ-300 Orion engine

Nemesis In production w/afterburner
Panas In production C-L - Jet
C-L - GAS

BHE Bonn Hungary BXAP13 Completed Electric P-P

ADE [see DRDO] AURA In development
Defence Research & Development Rustom-1 In development
Organisation (DRDO) Rustom-H
Rustom Warrior In development
AURA Testing Turboprop
Lakshya-II PTA Turbofan
In development RATO - Turbojet
with ideaForge Netra In development
Nishant Battery
R-L

10 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

SUAS multicopter 30 min 6,560 AP - Infra - Map
VTOL SUAS 3 9,843 ISR - SAR - Infra - Envir - BP - PS
VTOL SUAS 3 9,843 ISR - SAR - Infra - Envir - BP - PS
VTOL SUAS 4 9,843 ISR - SAR - Infra - Envir - BP - PS
VTOL SUAS 6 9,843 ISR - SAR - Infra - Envir - BP - PS
SUAS multicopter 40 min 6,500 Ag - Envir. - CAS - AP
Quadrotor MUAV ISR - Infra
Six-rotor MUAV 20 240 20,000 ISR - Infra
Quadrotor MUAV 20,000 ISR - Infra
Six-rotor MUAV 30 15.5 ISR - Infra
TUAV 65,000 Long-endurance ISTAR/BDA
MALE high-speed 24 600 50,000 Part of German Agile UAV network-centric
26 24,600 envir. technology demonstration program
multisensor 6,500
HALE 1.5 9 Global Hawk-based SIGINT/ELINT/CO miNT
MALE 2 9 14,765 RSTA
MALE 25 min 0.6 14,765 ISR
FW MUAV 8 60 MAV glider - Tactical ISTAR
12 87 16,400 Target drone
VTOL 3 60 19,685 MALE all-weather ISTAR
8 120 ISTAR
VTOL 16,400 ISTAR
55 min 30 R/S, urban and inside buildings
‘Insect’ flapping wing 35 min 0.6 13,125 ISTAR
MAV 1.5 1,150 ISTAR
45 min 328 ft LOS ISTAR
FW MAV 36 - 40 XL 328 LOS ISTAR
Quadrotor MAV 0.62 Proof-of-concept flapping wing with 13 DOF
Quadrotor MAV 18-45 0.6 325 to mimic dragonfly movements
Quadrotor MAV 0.6 Envir. - CAS
Six-rotor MAV 15 min 4 11,375 AP - SAR - CAS
20 min AP - SAR - CAS
Eight-rotor MAV 30 min 90 11,375 AP - SAR - CAS -
Four-rotor MAV 3.5 12 11,483 AP - Envir
AP - Envir
P-P 4 700 [1,350 dual] 60 AP - Envir
P-P 4 13,000 AP - Envir
25,000 Civil surveillance
P-P 4 Civil surveillance
Tactical OPV 10 [20 dual mode] Civil surveillance
Recon - EW - ECM - NBC detection
FW V-tail
FW MUAV Prop EW - KZO derivative
FW transonic EW - KZO derivative
18,000 R/S - BP - Ag
FW subsonic Attack (Taifun successor)
FW prop ISR - CAS - Comm - EW

MALE TUAV 1 60 20,000 ISR
1.6 21 R/S
UCAV 1 60 Target drone for long/med range A/A
Advanced pilotless
1 60 Target drone for low/med range A/A
target aircraft 1 24 Target drone for SR A/A
MUAV
1 1,000 Recon - Monitoring

12 250 10,688 Self defending w/weapon firing capability
24 Tech demonstrator
217 34,777 HALE
30 min 180 30,000
4.5 93 29,528 UCAV demonstrator
Target drone
1 LOS 656
100 11,800 Antiterrorism - COIN
RSTA - BDA - ELINT - SIGIN

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
India, cont’d
DRDO, with ideaForge,,cont’d
Hindustan Aeronautics Pawan In development S-L -Rrotor
Kadet Defense Systems Naval Rotary UAV In development B-L - Electric
Fire Bee In development C-L -Elec. prop
National Aerospace Laboratories Vigilant In development C-L - GAS prop
Javelin 100NG Deployed C-L - GAS prop
with ADE JX 2 Deployed B-L, C-L - 40-hp rotary
OM UAV Systems MSAT-500/NG Deployed H-L - Electric
Speck Systems Black Kite MAV In development H-L - Electric
Golden Hawk In development H-L - Electric
Pushpak In development H-L - Electric
Imperial Eagle In development H-L - Elec. above wing P-P
Slybird In development H-L - Electric prop
Baaz In development Electric prop
Bird-Eye 400 In development B-L, C-L - Electric
Bird-Eye 600 In development B-L, C-L - Electric P-P
Bird-Eye 650 In development G-L - GAS
I View MK50 In development

Indonesia

Aero Terrascan (R-BOTIX) RBX01 In production H-L - Electric P-P
RBX02 In production C-L - Electric P-P
RBX04 In production G-L - Electric P-P

Iran Ghods Aviation Industries Ababil 3 (Swallow) Deployed T-L, S-L (RATO) - P-P
Turbojet
Reports on Iranian Farnas Aerospace Mohajer-1/2/3/4 (Mirsad-1, Deployed
UAVs, even from the RATO
government, use HESA (aka IAMI) Doma, Hodhod, Shahin) H-L - P-P
different names (for Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Rotary
both companies and Saeghe-1/2 Deployed
systems,fg or none at Industrial Company Jet
all), technical and Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Black Eagle In production Diamong-wing jet
mission specifica- RTS Lab
tions, program status, Unknown Shahin 1/2/8 In production Electric quadrotor
etc. This chart offers Turbojet RATO
the best information Zohal (Saturn) In development P-P
posible, gleaned from
dozens of sources, Hadaf-1 Unknown Twin P-P
with every effort
made to verify wildly Sofreh Mahi (Eagle Ray) In development P-P
different claims. RATO
Afar In development
Paris Aerial Rescue Robot Testing
Karrar (Striker) Under way
Hamaseh Under way
Zohal Unknown
Nazir (Harbinger) In production
Pehpad Under way
H-110 Sarir (Throne) In production
Shahed 129
Shahed Aviation Industries
Research Center Shahbal Under way
Shaparak (Butterfly) In development
Sharif University of Technology
Israel Tabriz University

AAI RQ-7 Shadow Deployed C-L - P-P - Rotary MoGas
Orbiter Deployed C-L - Electric P-P
Aeronautics Defense Aerolight Completed C-L - P-P
Aerostar In production Fuel injection - P-P
Bluebird Aero Systems Dominator In production Dual turbodiesel
Elbit Systems Picador In production G-Rotary
Orbiter I In production C-L - Electric P-P
12 UAV ROUNDUP 2013 Orbiter II In production C-L - Electric P-P
Orbiter III In production C-L - Electric P-P
Aerosky Completed G-L, C-L - P-P
Blueye Completed G-L - Prop
Boomerang Completed C-L - Electric P-P
MicroB In production Hand-held launcher - P-P
SpyLite In production C-L - Electric
ThunderB In production C-L
WanderB In production G-L - Electric P-P
Skylark 1LE Deployed H-L, B-L -Electric prop
Skylark II Under way C-L -Electric prop
Hermes 90 Deployed C-L - Electric P-P
Hermes 450 Deployed Piston P-P

Copyright ©2013 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

SUAV 5 90 15,000 R/S
Maritime VTOL 6 72 9,800 ISTAR - BDA - Comm - Aerial resupply
Flying wing 1 6 LOS BP - ISR - PS - BDA - Envir.
2 50 16,400 R/S
FW V-tail 45 min 12 Target drone - Weapon devel/eval
FW V-tail 1 12 15,000 Target drone - Weapon devel/eval
1.75 6.2 LOS - 62 BLOS 14,000 Target drone - R/S - EW - ECM
MAV 30 min 1.2 1,000 R/S
MAV 30 min 1.2 1,000 R/S
MAV 30 min 1.2 2,000 R/S
MUAV 1 6 15,000 ISR
MUAV 1 6 ISR
MUAV 1 18 ISR
MUAV 1 6 ISR
MUAV 2 4.5 ISR
3 12 ISR
MUAV 6 30 Brigade/SOF ISR

FW V-tail 19 CAS - Ag - Envir
SUAV 19 CAS - Ag - Envir - SAR
SUAV 19 CAS - Ag - Envir - SAR

Delta wing P-P 1.5 93 14,000 R/S-A
MAV 7 90 15,000 RSTA-A
MAV 45 min 30 11,000
VTOL 30 min >25,000 Aerial target
3 420 4,921 R/S
Stealth UCAV 1.5 R/S
demonstrator 2,486 3000 Indoor/outdoor surveillance
1 620 15,000 Aerial target - R/S-A
VTOL RSTA-A
24 1,200
FW HALE 12 AP - Survey - Map
VTOL 3.5 31 Air-drop to drowning victims
Hunter-killer
FW ISR-A
MALE
RSTA-A
TUAV Hunter-killer
MUAV ISR
FW Hunter-killer
TUAV
MALE R/S
VTOL R/S - SAR - BP - CAS
MUAV
MUAV 9 31.1 15,000 ISR
STUAS 3 90 18,000 ISR
TUAV 4 150 10,000 Intel - Training - ISTAR - HS
TUAV 12 200 km LOS 18,000 RSTA - BP
MALE MAV 28 120 30,000 MM/MR
Tactical MAV 8 18 ISTAR
MUAV 3 48 18,000 ISTAR - BDA - HS
TUAV 4 60 18,000 ISTAR - BDA - HS
MUAV 7 60 18,000 ISTAR - BDA - HS
MUAV 5 30 15,000 RSTA
8 30-48 10,000 Infra - BP - SAR - PS
Expeditionary TUAS 10 6 30,000 ISTAR - PS - BP - SAR - CAS
MM/MR TUAS 1 48 10,000 ISTAR - BP - PS - SAR - CAS
4 90 30,000 ISTAR - PS - BP - SAR - BDA
16-24 30 16,000 ISTAR - BP - PS - SAR - CAS
4 25 30,000 ISTAR - PS - BP - SAR - CAS
3 36 15,000 Battalion-level R/S
4 60 15,000 Brigade-level expeditionary
15 180 15,000 ISR - Comm - SAR
17 18,000 ISTAR - EW - ELINT - Comm

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Israel, cont’d
Elbit Systems, cont’d Hermes 900 In production P-P
Italy Innocon S-L - P-P
Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol In production P-P - C-L
Japan Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) C-L, G-L
Jordan MiniFalcon I Under way Joined-wing - B-L
Latvia Israel Military Industries Electric prop
Steadicopter Minifalcon II Under way
TopiVision P-P - AvGas
Urban Aeronautics MicroFalcon I Under way Electric - BL or HL
UVision Global Aero Systems Electric - BL, C-L
[nee EMIT] Spider Under way Tethered - Electric rotor
G-L - Electric
Falcon Eye Under way
G-L - HF PP
Birdeye 400 In production G-L - Turbo P-P
HF - RATO
Birdeye 650 . Completed G-L - Electric
G-L, S-L - Electric
ETOP In development H-L, B-L -Elec. prop
S-L - GAS rotor
Ghost In development GAS P-P
A-L
Harop G-L - Rotor
H-L, B-L -Elec. prop
Heron 1/Mahatz 1 In production Tethered LTA
Turboshaft
Heron TP In production C-L, G-L - Elec. P-P

Hunter Completed GAS
Electric P-P
Panther VTOL In production H-L - Elec. P-P
Piston P-P - C-L
Mini-Panther VTOL Canister - Elec. P-P
Piston - R-L
Mosquito Piston - R-L, G-L

Naval Rotary UAV (NRUAV) Under way G-L - Elec. quadrotor
G-L - Elec. quadrotor
Searcher III Under way
GAS
ATALD Completed Electric
Elec. - Tiltrotor
Black Eagle-50 Completed P-P
Twin prop
Casper 250 Under way G-L - Elec. rotor
G-L - Elec. rotor
TAS Under way Elec. prop
Elec. rotor - G-L
AirMule II Under way Elec. rotor - G-L
G-L, C-L - GAS P-P
Blue Horizon 2 Completed G-L - GAS P-P
A-L, G-L, T-L, S-L -
Butterfly Under way Dual JATO boosters
Griffon Under way G-L - Elec. rotor
Marabou In development
Sparrow N Under way Piston
WASP Piston
Dragonfly DF 16B Under way
Dragonfly 2000 Under way Electric P-P - C-L
Piston P-P - C-L
Aermatica Spa Anteos Mini In production Electric
Anteos Micro In development
Alenia Aeronautica Sky-y Under way G-L, R-L, T-L - Gas FI
Advanced Aviation Technology RV-VTOL25 Under way
RV-VTOLx4 In production
(A2TECH) Project Zero Testing
AugustaWestland EOS Xi In production
Nimbus Srl D-Fly In development
ASIO Under way
Selex Galileo Avionica ASIO-B In development
Crex-B Under way
DRAKO Under way
DRAKO-S Under way
Falco In production
Falco Evo In development
Nibbio Under way

SpyBall

Yamaha R-Max Type II Completed
R-Max Type IIG Completed

Jordan Advanced Remote Systems Jordan Falcon Under way
KADDB Jordan Arrow Under way
Silent Eye Under way
Quad-Rotor In development

UAVFactory Penguin B In production

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Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

MM/MR MALE 36 Unlimited 30,000 ISTAR - EW - ELINT - Comm
MM/MR MALE 36 unlimited 30,000 ISTAR, naval warfare, SAR
Tactical TUAV 15 120 18,000 ISR
Tactical TUAV 15 120 18,000 ISR
MAV 3 24 15,000 ISR - HS - CAS
MAV 40-110 min 24 18,000 Over-the-hill surveillance
(by battery size)
TUAV 24 6.25 18,000 ISR
MUAV 1 12 1,500 ISR - BDA - Urban
MUAV 7 Fixed or moving vehicle 1,500 ISTAR - PS
Four-rotor ducted Unlimited Surveillance - BP - SOF
Dual-rotor MUAV 0.5 328 ISR - Urban

MALE 45 150 30,000 All-weather ISTAR - COMINT/ELINT
MALE MM/MR 36 BLOS w/satlink 13716 All-weather ISR - Comm
TUAV 21 155 20,000 RSTA
Tiltrotor 6 36 10,000 ISTAR - BP
Tiltrotor MUAV 1.5 12 1,500 ISR - BP - PS - HS
MAV 40 min. 1.2 ISR - SA
Helo 6 90 500 ISAR - SAR - BDA
MM/MR TUAV 18 218 15,000 RSTA - BDA
35 min. 23,000 Enemy radar decoy; air superiority trainer
Helo MUAV 3 6 sea-skim to 30,000 ISR
MUAV 1.5 9,000 RSTA - BP - BDA - envir.
225 RSTA - SAR - PS - BP
VTOL TUAS 5 492 Rescue/medivac
FW w/canard MALE 17 12,000 RSTA - BDA
TUAV 26,000
Paraglider 4
MUAV flying wing 3 72 Forward resupply and other special needs
MUAV ISR - HS - CAS - AP
Sub-tac 4 72 RSTA
MUAV 30 min 5-10 LOS ISR
1.5 RSTA/SA for smallest operating units
FW prop TUAV 14
15,000
15,000

MUAV helo 25 min 656 ft 164 Envir - CAS - PS - Map
MAV helo 15 min 656 ft 164 Envir - CAS - PS - Map
MALE 14 500 25,000 T&E
Helo MAV 3 6 12,500 CAS - AP
Quadrotor 20 min 1640 ft 11,500 ISR - PS - Ag
Tiltrotor demonstrator
Blimp/plane hybrid 2 3 984 R/S - SAR - BP - CAS - PS
Blimp/plane hybrid 12 R/S - SAR - BP - CAS - PS
MUAV tail-sitter 0.5 hover - 6 P&S 6 8,200 Surveillance - H&S - SOF
MAV rotor Surveillance - H&S - SOF
MAV flying wing 1 6 10,500 SOF ISR
Quadrotor MAV 30 min 3 6,890 R/S - Urban - PS - SOF
Quadrotor MAV 30 min 3 6,890 CAS - AP
MALE TUAV 14 120 16,404 R/S - CAS - HS
MALE TUAV 18 120 19,685 All-weather ISR - CAS - HS
Deep reconn 1.5 240 12,500 RSTA - BDA - EW - SAR

MAV ring-rotor 30 min 8 SOF ISR

1 0.25 492 Ag - AP - Infra - Envir
Ag - AP - Infra - Envir

VTOL TUAS 4 280 1,640 RSTA
2 20-62 Aerial target
Surveillance - PS - SAR
12 min 2,297 ft Recon

SUAS LALE 26.5 60 16,000 R/S - SAR - BP - CAS

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Lebanon
Malaysia Hezbollah (disputed) Mirsad-1 Piston

Mexico Composite Technology Research ALUDRA Mk1 Deployed G-L – GAS P-P
w/Science & Technology (STRIDE) ALUDRA Mk2 Under way Piston P-P
Netherlands Research Institute for Defense ALUDRA SR-08 In development H-L -Electric prop
Intisar 100 Under way VTOL - GAS
New Zealand Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Intisar 300 Testing VTOL - GAS or electric
North Korea Maroon Eagle In development G-L - Multirotor

Aerovantech Alfa 3 In development P-P
Hydra Technologies Beta-1A Under way
S4 Ehecatl In production GAS
G1 Guerrero In production GAS
S5 Kukulkan Development completed GAS
S4R Janus In production GAS

Clear Flight Solutions/GreenX Robobirds Prototype H-L - Electric
Delft Dynamics RH2 Stern Deployed G-L - GAS
Dutch Space [EADS Astrium] MATE In development Tube-launched - Electric
High Eye B.V. HEF30-Ca Under way G-L - GAS
HEF80 Under way G-L - GAS
HEF150 Under way G-L - GAS

Hawkeye UAV RQ-84Z AeroHawk Under way H-L - Electric
Skycam UAV Kahu Hawk Deployed H-L - Electric
Swampfox Under way Electric

Unknown In development

Norway

Norinnova Technology Transfer Aranica Under way P-P
CybAero APID 60 Under way G-L, S-L - GAS FI - opt HF
ET-Air Cruiser In production C-L - Jet
Cruiser 2 In production GAS P-P
Maritime Robotics Reporter In development H-L
Northern Research Institute OceanEye In development
Odin Aero AS CryoWing 1 In development Gas/Oil P-P
Cruiser In development P-P
Prox Dynamics Recce D6 In development
Prion In development P-P
Robot Aviation Prion 3-001 In development P-P
Simicon Prion 3-004 In development P-P
Vinghog (Simrad Optomics Group 100 Black Hornet PRS In production
MAV-06 one-gram Experimental Electric rotor
- part of Rheinmetall) MAV-07 Under way Electric multirotor
PicoFlyer Experimental Electric multirotor
Ornithopter Experimental Elec. - Flapping wings
Aerobot Canard Testing P-P
Arctic UAS In development
Yagua In development P-P

Pakistan Advance Aeronautics Research Sys. Aerobot Lite/Pro Under way H-L/B-L - Electric
formerly Pakistan Aero. Complex Under way
Reports on Advanced Computing & Eaglet-I Under way Electric prop
Pakistani UAVs, Eagle Eye-P1T Under way G-L - GAS P-P
even from the Engineering Solutions UQAB P1 Under way G-L - P-P
government, use UQAB P2 G-L - P-P
different names (for GIDS Shahpar G-L - P-P
both companies and I
systems, or none at

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Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

6,600 RS/attack

FW 3 30 12,000 Surveillance and monitoring
6 93 12,000 Surveillance and monitoring
Flying wing 1.7 9 13,123 ISR
Helo SUAS 1 1.2 LOS Surveillance - AP - HS - Envir
Helo MUAV 1.5 gas; 40 min elec. 9 800 R/S
VTOL MUAV 40 min 0.6 6,561 Map - Surveillance - Envir - BP
1,150
Testbed/demonstrator
20 14,765 Validate/integrate UAV components
MR TUAV 65 15,000
MR TUAV 8 60 12,000 CAS - IR - ISR
TUAV 14 48 20,000 CAS - IR - ISR
TUAV 14 66-120 15,000 CAS - IR - ISR
8 60 CAS - IR - ISR
Flapping wing
VTOL 1.5 11 3,281 Mil R/S - Bird control
FW prop MUAV 1 3 <985 R/S - PS - Envir - Map
VTOL SUAS 2 60 9,843 Div/Brig-level SA - Recon
VTOL SUAS 6 9,843 BP - ISR - PS - Envir - HS- SAR
VTOL SUAS 7 15.5 BP - Envir - PS - SAR - AP - Comm - Ag

FW prop SUAS 1.5 16,500 AP
FW prop MUAV 2 AP - Surveillance
FW P-P MUAV 50 min 460 AP
16,400
MQM-107D Missile testing - but S.K. expects deployment
Streaker clone near Yellow Sea. Reports say N.K. has tried
to weaponize imported UAVs and may do
V-tail 8 120 the same withindigenous clone
VTOL TUAV 15 600
SUAS Envir. - Map - Ocean surveillance
SUAS 5 311 RSTA - BP - SAR - Comm - EW
MUAV Research - Target - Envir
Tethered aerostat
FW V-tail Ocean surveillance
Arctic high altitude
MAV

MAV nanocopter 25 min. 0.6 LOS SAR - R/S - CAS - H&S
MAV nanocopter 1 min. 18 AP - Indoor/outdoor
MAV VTOL 10 min.
MAV VTOL 3 min. Arctic Search/surveillance
MAV 1 min. SOF ISR

TBD 6
FW

MAV trainer 1-2 3 2,000 Research

TUAV 45 min 9 1,500 Flight training - Target
TUAV 1 LOS 1,500 Flight training - Target
TUAV canard 3 60 10,000 Recon
4 90 10,000 Recon
7 155 R/S
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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion

Pakistan cont’d Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle Mk II In production Piston P-P
Desert Hawk Under way Hand-launched
all), technical and Explorer Under way G-L, T-L P-P
mission specifica- Hawk Mk5 Deployed GAS prop
tions, program sta- Hornet Mk4 Deployed Piston prop
tus, etc. This chart Nishan Mk II Under way GAS P-P
offers the best infor- Nishan TJ 1000 Under way Miniturbo
mation posible, Pride Under way H-L -Electric prop
gleaned from dozens Rover Mk-1 Under way H-L - Electric P-P
of sources, with Shadow Mk-I Under way P-P
every effort made SKYCAM Under way H-L - Electric P-P
to verify wildly Spirit Under way H-L -Electric prop
different claims. Tornado 2000 Under way Mini-turbojet - C-L
Vector Under way Twin-boom P-P
NESCOM Vision Mk1/Mk2 Under way P-P
SATUMA Burraq Unknown
Flamingo Completed G-L - GAS prop
Technocrafts FST Deployed G-L - GAS P-P
HST Deployed G-L - GAS P-P
Project Development Centre Jasoos II/Bravo+ Deployed GAS P-P
(CEDEP) Air Force of Peru Mukhbar Completed G-L - GAS P-P
Shooting Star Deployed RATO - Turbojet
TriggerComposites Stingray Under way B-L -Electric prop
Flytronic Sky-C Under way H-L -Electric prop
SKNL Prz Tunder SR Deployed C-L - GAS
Tunder LR Deployed C-L - GAS
Ababeel Under way
Jumbo Baaz Under way Gas/oil rotary

Peru CEDEP 1 Prototype GAS
Poland Pegasus In development
Quinde In development H-L, B-L -Electric prop

Pteryx Lite/Pro Under way H-L -Electric prop
H-L -Electric prop
FlyEye Under way Electric twin-prop
PR-1 Szpion Prototype
PR-2 Bat Prototype G-L - Elec. rotor
PR-5 Wiewior Plus Prototype C-L -Electric prop
PR-7 Wir Prototype
PR-9 Tukan Prototype H-L -Electric prop
G-L - Electric multirotor
Portugal G-L - Electric multirotor
G-L - Electric multirotor
AFA [Portuguese ANTEX- m (X00, X01, X02) Under way
Air Force Academy] Electric pusher prop
ANTEX- m X03 Under way
FEUP [School of Engineering GAS P-P
of Porto University) Flying wing
G-L -Electric prop
Tekever NOVA G-L - GAS rotor
UAVision C-L -Electric prop
Lusitania Under way G-L - GAS rotor

Silver Fox Under way

AR4 Light Ray Under way

OctoCopter UX-801 Testing

QuadCopter UX-401 In production

QuadCopter UX-4001 Mini In production

Tekever AR4

University of Minho AIVA Experimental

Romania INAV Aviation Institute Argus S Under way
Russia Incas Argus Xl Under way
IAR-T Under way
A Level Aerosystems
[aka ZALA Aero] ZALA 421-Demo Under way
ZALA 421-02X Under way
ZALA 421-04M Under way
ZALA 421-06 Under way

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Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

FW 3 18 BP -CAS
FW
FW 4 48 10,000 Research
Delta wing 6 60 Surveillance
Delta wing 4 48 Surveillance
FW High-speed target drone
FW 1 9 3,000 High-speed target drone
FW 1 3 2,000 PS - News - Research
FW 6 PS - News - Research
FW 3 0.5-1 120 Surveillance
FW 1 9 1,000 PS - News - Research
FW 120 1,000 PS - News - Research
FW 4 120 Fighter decoy
UCAV 30 Mk1 - 72 Mk2 14,000 Surveillance
FW 8 Surveillance - Payload test
FW 5 120 LOS; 240 silent mode 10,000 Attack
Fw 1.5 LOS 7,000 MR, ISR
TUAV 5 LOS 18,000 Full-scale Jasoos trainer
FW SUAS 1.5 60 LOS 1,500 Half-scale Jasoos trainer
FW twin jet 1 30 LOS 1,000 ISR - BDA - CAS
Delta wing MAV 1 120 3,000 ISR - BDA - CAS
1 9 LOS 3,000 High-speed target drone
Delta wing 1.5 10 LOS SR - BDA - CAS
Delta wing 1.5 6 ISR, OVT, BDA
FW prop 20 min 24 Short-range target drone
1.25 Long-range target drone
FW SUAS 36 Target drone
Target sim.
FW SUAS
FW MUAV R/S
FW MUAV
FW V-tail twin-prop 2 120 3,000 R/S
Quadrotor MAV
FW V-tail twin-prop 240 ISR - PS - HS

FW P-P 2 25 9,843 Lite - AP - CAS - SAR - Envir
120 3,937 Pro
FW prop 1 13,123 ISR - BP - PS - HS - Envir
FW prop 1 R/S
50 min AP - CAS - BP - Envir
FW P-P
Eight-rotor SUAS 50 min
Quadrotor MUAV
Quadrotor SUAV 0.8 12 Tech demonstrator
20 min 1.8 LOS
FW prop 20 min 0.6 LOS Inspection - Envir
FW P-P canard 0.6 LOS ISTAR - BDA - Comm
80 min AP - Video
Flying wing MUAV 10 AP - Video - Inspection
VTOL SUAS 3 AP - News - CAS
Flying wing MUAV 15 min Civil fire/agriculture monitoring
VTOL SUAS 25 min
25 min

120 R/S - Envir - CAS
162
0.5 6

40 min 1.5 9,843 Demonstrator
1.5 30 11,811 Close hovering - as above
2-3.5 24-90 9,843 R/S - Monitoring
2 24 R/S - Monitoring

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Russia, cont’d A Level Aerosystems, cont’d
H-L - Electric prop
ZALA 421-08 Under way G-L - Electric rotor
ZALA 421-15 Under way C-L - GAS prop
ZALA 421-16 Under way G-L - GAS
ZALA 421-20 Under way
G-L - Electric multirotor
Aerokon ZALA 421-21 Under way G-L - GAS rotor
Enics ZALA 421-23 Under way C-L - Electric prop
Irkut Inspector 101 Under way C-L, H-L - Elec. P-P
Inspector 201 Under way C-L - Electric P-P
IEMZ Inspector 301 Under way C-L
Kamov Inspector 401 Under way C-L -Pulse jet
E08 Under way C-L -Pulse jet
E95M Under way C-L -Pulse jet
E2T Under way C-L - Electric P-P
T10E Under way B-L, C-L -elec.. P-P
T23 Eleron Under way Twin piston
DA42 Under way
1A C-L - Electric prop
Irkut-2M Completed H-L - Electric P-P
3 H-L - Electric P-P
Irkut-10 Completed G-L - GAS tail prop
200 G-L - GAS
850 In production H-L - Electric prop
Istra-10 In production C-L - Electric prop
Istra-13 Prototype
Ka-135 In development G-L, S-L - GAS rotor
TBD In development A-L, S-L, T-L - GAS rotor
Albatros Under way
Ka-137 Under way Electric
MBVK-137 VTOL Twin turboprop

Popov Omsk Radio Factory Iskatel T-4 (Searcher) Testing Twin turboprop
Sokol Altius In development
Twin jet
with Tranzas Inokhodyets (Wanderer) In development
Twin jet
Sukhoi Zond-1 Under way
Turbofan pusher prop
Zond-2 Under way
G-L - GAS
Zond-3M Under way
Twin piston prop - A-L
Kronshtadt [also has been Dozor-600 Under way
linked to Tranzas] G-L - P-P
Aist (Stork) Unknown
Vega Ray Unknown Multirotor

Serbia Military Technical Institute Pegaz 011 In development Multirotor
Singapore
Atlantis UVS C-L - Electric P-P
AeroSeeker AERO-405A Under way C-L - Electric P-P
Singapore Technology Aerospace
AERO-405M Under way C-L - Electric P-P
C-Astral C-L - Electric P-P
SkyBlade III Deployed
Advanced Technologies SkyBlade IV Under way H-L -Electric prop
& Engineering (ATE)
Slovenia Bramore gEO In production C-L - P-P
South Africa Bramore EO/IR/LI In production G-L - P-P
G-L - P-P
Kiwit Under way
Roadrunner Under way
Sentinel 500M Under way
Sentinel 620 Under way
Sentinel 800 Under way

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Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

Flying wing MAV 1.6 24 11,811 R/S - Monitoring
VTOL SUAS 20 min 9 8,200 R/S - Monitoring
Flying wing SUAS 7 30 [120 silent] 9,843 R/S - SAR - Video relay - Monitoring
FW prop 8 42 direct radio link; 1 2,139 R/S - BP - Envir - PS
240 satlink
Six-rotor MAV 40 min 3 3,281 AP - Remote high alt. R/S
VTOL 1.5 24 9,843 Monitoring - Video
Flying wing MAV 40 min 27 4,921 Monitoring - Video
Flying wing MAV 1 28 1,640 SAR - Ag - Envir - R/S
Flying wing SUAS 2 99 1,640 Surveillance - Inspect
FW prop 5 249 82,000 Surveillance. - Inspect
FW canard 30 min 43.5 9,850 Target drone
FW 30 min 116 9,850 Target drone
Flying wing SUAS 30 min 9,850 Small subsonic target
Flying wing SUAS 2 6.5 16,400 Remote observation
Flying wing MUAV 1.5 120 9,850 Surveillance
26 3
Flying wing MUAV 12 984 Multimission
FW MUAV 1.25 9 984 AP
Delta wing 1.25 42 1,640 AP - TA
FW SUAS 2 120 1,640 AP - TA - Light cargo
OPV FW motor glider 12 120 1,640 AP - TA - Light cargo
FW SUAS 12 9,850
FW 4-prop SUAS 1 9,843 RSTA
SR light VTOL 2.5 9,843
Med. weight VTOL
Heavy lift VTOL 4 180
VTOL MM/MR 4
VTOL MM/MR 16,400 CBW detection - BP - Envir
40 min
Five-ton high-wing 329 9,500 hover - Recon. - BP - PS - Envir
V-tail MALE 18
One-ton high-wing 16,400 max
V-tail MALE 24
13,123
FW P-P 12
ISTAR - Strike?
24
ISTAR - Strike?
12
16,000 ATC comm relay

16,000 Multispectral monitoring

8,000 Multispectral monitoring

2,300 24,600 R/S - Comm relay

250 6,000 R/S

FW TUAV 12 62 9,850 LR day/night recon

Autonomous quadrotor 35 min- 4 P&S 1.2 1,500 AP - CAS - BP
MAV 1.2 15,000
Semiautonomous 35 min- 4 P&S 5 14,100 AP - CAS - BP
quadrotor MAV 60 13,780
FW MUAV 1 RSTA - BDA - BP _ AP - SAR
FW SUAV 6-12 24 495 RSTA - SAR
18 LOS
BWB SUAS 100 min SA - Envir. - SAR - HS - Infra
BWB SUAS 3 3 SA - Envir. - SAR - HS - Infra
3
FW MAV 1 5 R/S - BP - Infra - AP - PS
Rhomboid-wing MAV 1 R/S - PS - SA
FW 6 RSTA - BP
FW 15 RSTA - BP
FW 20 RSTA - BP

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
S. Africa, cont’d
ATE, cont’d Sentinel-LE Deployed G-L - P-P
Council for Scientific and Vulture In operation C-L -Electric prop
Industrial Research Sekwa In operation
Denel Dynamics Indiza In operation H-L
Modular UAV On hold
South Korea Bateleur In development P-P
KAI Hungwe In development P-P
Seeker 400 Complete P-P
Kyung An Cable Seeker II+ Complete P-P
Smart UAV Development Center Skua C-L - Microturbo
Ucon Systems In development
KU S-11 In development Turbojet
Spain KU S-15 In development
K-CUAV In development Tiltrotor
National Institute for Aerospace KU S-X Rotor
Technology (INTA) Urban Star Under way H-L - Electric P-P
Korean Smart UAV In development B-L - Electric P-P
Aerovisión Vehículos Aéreos RemoEye H-M100 Complete G-L - GAS P-P
Alpha Unmanned Systems RemoEye 002A Complete Electric rotor
RemoEye 006
Indra RemoEye 015 In development C-L -Electric prop
Quadrotor Tech demonstrator
INTA In development C-L - Gas/Oil P-P
ALO Under way GAS rotor
Singular Aircraft HADA Taurus Complete GAS
PLATINUM Completed Electric rotor
SIVA Completed P-P
FULMAR Completed Electric P-P
Sniper Completed
Sniper XL Under way G-L - HF rotor
Commando In development Piston prop - C-L
Atlantic Testing Piston - R-L
ATMOS-2 Under way Piston prop - C-L
MANTIS Under way GAS dual prop
Pelec.ano Under way
ALO Under way Diesel rotor
SIVA
ALBA HF, Jet A-1, JP-5/F-44, JP-8/F-34
SA03
H-L, G-L - Electric P-P
Sweden CybAero APID 55 Under way H-L, C-L - Electric P-P
Switzerland APID MK 5 Under way C-L, T-L, G-L - GAS P-P
Taiwan Saab Defense Vantage Under way
UAS Europe Skeldar V-200/V-200M In production G-L - GAS

Aeroscout GmbH Spy Owl 100 In production P-P
senseFly Spy Owl 200 Rotor
Swiss UAV Spy Owl 300 In production Rotor
Under way
Chung-Shan Institute of Science Scout B1-100 Under way H-L - Electric P-P
and Technology eBee Under way Pusher prop
swinglet CAM Under way GAS rotor
NEO S-300 C-L - Piston
KOAX X-240 In production
In production
Cardinal Prototype
Chung Shyang II Deployed
Gaui Under way
Kestrel II In development
Soaring Kite
Unnamed MAV

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Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

FW 3-4 125 16,400 RSTA - BP
TUAV TA - Recon
BWB research platform 24 150 25,000
Research platform 6 60 LOS 12,000 Modular design for different tests
Research platform 16 150 LOS - 420 NLOS 18,000 Surveillance - Proof-of-concept demo
MALE 10 150 LOS 18,000 BP - PS - SAR - Surveillance - HS
OPV delta wing 1 120 LOS 36,000 RSTA-A - ELINT - ESM
FW RSTA - BDA
FW High-speed (M=0.86) target drone

TUAV 1.5 6 3,000 Combat UAV
MALE V-tail 9 3,000
UCAV 1 24 R/S - Civilian monitoring
Delta wing 1.5 0.6 R/S - Comm - NBC detect
VTOL 4 R/S
20 min R/S
VTOL
FW MAV RSTA - PS
FW MAV AC/helo in-flight morph
FW V-tail MAV
Quadrotor MAV R/S
ISTAR - Envir - AP - SAR
FW 3 30 13,123 ISTAR
1/3-scale test model 11,155 ISTAR - Urban R/S
8 90 9,850 ISTAR - SAR - Research
Flying wing MAV 1.75 480 9,850 R/S - AP - PS - Ag - News
VTOL 2 35 13,125 ISTAR - PS
45 min 35 13,125 ISR - BP - HS - CBRN
VTOL 6-8 10 RSTA
FW 2 180 11,500 Aerial surveillance
FW 2 9 Aerial target
MAV 6 18 LOS 9,800 Surveillance - Ag - PS - Light cargo
VTOL 2 60
6.5 30 26,250
FW amphib. 1 90
71 2.5
360

MM/MR TUAV 3-6 48.4 9,900 STAR VTOL
90 7,989
FW UAS trainer 3-5 14,750 BDA, BP, Chem, COMM, ELINT, EW, HS, ImiNT,IR,
FW 5 60 4,921 ISTAR, MDA, PID, RSTA, SA, SAR, SIGINT, STAR
FW 4
1 1.8 3,000 CAS - IR - Mapping
MAV MM/MR 2 72 14,750 Mapping
Delta wing 10
Flying wing MAV 6 12,000 RSTA
Mini-helo 1.5 27 12,000 R/S - Possible armed variant
Mini-helo 45 min BP - Map - Envir
30 min Recon - Surveillance
VTOL 5 Training for future Chung Shyang pilots

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MAV 1
8
1

Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
Tunisia
Turkey Tunisia Aero Technologies Buraq In development P-P
Industries Jebel Assa/Djebel Laassa In development GAS or HF P-P
UAE
(Mountain Watch) In development Rotor
Jinn In development P-P
Nasnas MK1 In development Rotor
SAR
P-P
Baykar Machine Bayraktar Testing H-L - Electric - P-P
Turkish Aerospace Industries Bayraktar Mini Deployed Piston
Heli-Turk Under way G-L - GAS or electric rotor
Malazgirt Deployed
AMKA Under way G-L - Electric rotor
R-10E Testing
R-IHA In development G-L - Electric rotor
R-300 Testing C-L (land/sea)
Simsek In development G-L - HF turboprop
TiHA-A (Anka-A) Testing
VESTEL Ari GAS Prop
Bora Testing
Efe C-L - Gas P-P
Ege In production C-L (land/sea) - Jet turbine
Karayel C-L (land/sea) - Dual jet turbines
C-L (land/sea) - Jet turbine
ADCOM Military Industries Yabhon RX Under way C-L (land/sea)
Yabhon GRN-1 Under way C-L - Gas P-P
[ADCOM uses the Yabhon name Yabhon GRN-2 Under way G-L - GAS P-P
for a wide range of UAVs with Yabhon HMD Under way G-L - GAS P-P
little else in common] Yabhon-H Under way G-L - Hybrid gas/elec.
Yabhon-N Under way P-P
Yabhon-R Under way GAS P-P
Yabhon-R2 Under way G-L - GAS Prop
United 40 Under way
SAT-400 Under way G-L - Twin turboprop
Smart Eye Under way
Smart Eye 1 Under way G-L - P-P
G-L - P-P
U.K. ASTRAEA Flying Testbed Under way
BAE Systems G-L - Turbofan
Demon In development G-L - AvGas twin prop
with Dassault Aviation Herti XPA-1B Unknown G-L - GAS Prop
Barnard Microsystems Ltd. Mantis In development C-L - Gas P-P
Cranfield Aerospace Telemos In development C-L -
with Tasuma Taranis Testing G-L - Electric or gas P-P
CyberFlight InView Under way G-L - GAS P-P
VuFab Under way G-L - Elec. multirotor
Meggitt Defence Systems Observer Under way G-L - Elec. multirotor
Singular Aircraft MinO Testing G-L - Elec. multirotor
Skyships CyberEye II In production H-L - Electric P-P
Tasuma CyberEye II Deployed H-L - Electric P-P
CyberQuad In production H-L - Electric prop
24 UAV ROUNDUP 2013 DM-65 In production H-L - Elec. or gas prop
Dominator In production C-L -
E-SwiftEye In production H-L, C-L (land/sea) - Gas P-P
Maveric In production C-L - Gas prop
Midge In production G-L - Gas prop
Zygo In production G-L - Gas or Elec.
Banshee Deployed H-L or C-L / Elec.
Snipe Deployed C-L
Voodoo Deployed AR731 rotary
SA03 In development
C1000 Under way
Hawkeye III In production
FR Raven II Testing
Vindicator Low-rate prod

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

FW HALE 60 1,044 15,000 RSTA-A - Map - Envir
FW 12 (GAS) - 24 (HF) RSTA - CAS - Map - BP - SAR

VTOL 11 R/S-A
FW Recon - Envir - Map - Infra
VTOL SAR - Envir - Infra - Comm

MALE TUAV 15 90 22,500 Close-range R/S
FW V-tail MAV 80 min 34 13,125 R/S
2 10 12,000 RSTA
VTOL MAV 1.5 12 3,600
MALE RSTA-A
VTOL 40 min 9 1,500
VTOL MAV 4 10,000 RSTA - BDA - SIGINT
VTOL SUAS 4 60 10,000 ISR - BDA - BP - SAR
High-speed target 1 60 LOS 15,000
MALE P-P 24 124 30,000 RSTA

FW prop trainer 20 20,000 R/S - SAR - BP - Envir.
FW V-tail prop Advanced missile target
Scale-up of GRN-1
FW V-tail TUAV High-speed target drone
Recon
FW TUAV 6 18,000 Sim. air defense threat
Forward-swept wings 1.5 29,500 ISR - SAR - BP
Forward-swept wings 2 26,000 R/S - SAR - BP
FW 1.2 26,200 ISR - Comm - BDA - SOF - BP
Delta wing 5 18,000 Target drone
Flying body target 3 20,000 ISR - Comm - BDA - SOF - BP
FW MALE P-P canard 27 22,000 ISR - Comm - BDA - SOF - BP
FW MALE P-P canard 27 22,000
FW MALE P-P canard 120 23,000 Test weather avoidance - Sense and avoid -
Flying body target 2 Emergency landing
FW MALE 120 24,000
FW TUAV w/twin 2 9,800 Demonstrator
Persistent surveillance
front-facing rear props
UCAV ACTD
Converted airliner 780 24,000 BP - Envir - PS - HS - SAR - AP - R&D - Training
AP - UAV R&D - Training
Delta-wing demonstrator 25 Intercontinental N/A R/S
Converted Aero J6 glider 24 420 6,000 R/S
MALE FW twin turboprop 90 1,500 SAR - BP - TA
MALE 8 15 16,250 R/S - BP - TA
Flying wing 7 R/S - P&S
FW MM/MR SUAS 1.5 24 131 R/S - P&S - CAS - PS
FW 2 36 15,000 R/S - P&S - CAS - PS
Delta wing 1.8 3,281 RSTA
Flying wing MAV 3 elec./6 fuel 1.8 9,850 RSTA
FW MUAV 10 1.8 3,285 RSTA
MALE over-wing engine 20 min 14 13,125 RSTA
VTOL quadrotor 40 min 4.2 13,125 Air defense gunnery - Missile trainer
VTOL quadrotor 0.5 6 Low-speed aerial target
VTOL quadrotor 70 min 24 9,850 Aerial target
Flying wing MAV 45 min 60 14,765 Ag - PS - Surveillance - Cargo
Bendable-wing MAV 50 min 3.6 optical - 25 BVR 23,000 R/S
FW MUAV 2 elec./4 fuel 74 5,000 R/S - ImInt
FW MUAV 1.5 670 basic/7,100 ferry 30,000 Day/Night VidS
FW target 45 min 1.5
FW target 2.5 6 400 SUPPLEMENT TO AEROSPACE AMERICA 25
FW V-tail target 71 30
High-wing amphib 2 6
Airship 1
MUAV 3
P-P SUAS 1.25
Target drone

Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
U.K., cont’d
Tasuma with Cranfield Observer Under way C-L - Gas P-P
U.S. Thales MinO Testing C-L -
UAVSI Watchkeeper WK450 Deployed P-P
UTS Vigilant Completed Electric
GSAT-200 Under way C-L - Gas prop
Warrior (Aero-Marine Ltd.) MSAT-500/NG Under way C-L - Gas P-P
Mercury Under way Piston - C-L
Vigilant Under way C-L -Electric prop
GULL 24 UXV Under way G-L, Water- L - Gas prop
GULL 44 UXV Under way G-L, Water- L - Gas prop
GULL 68 UXV Under way G-L, Water- L - Gas prop

AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 TUAS Completed Hydraulic launch; rotary
MOGAS engine
Advanced Defense Technologies Shadow 400 Completed
Reconnaissance Shadow 600 Completed P-P
Orbiter Rotary P-P
AeroVironment XMQ-19A Aerosonde 4.4 Under way C-L - Electric P-P
XMQ-19A Aerosonde 4.7 In development C-L - FI Gas P-P
Amphibious UAV In production
Electric UAV In production G-L, W-L - Gas prop
Electric Tactical UAV In production G-L - Electric P-P
Gasoline UAV In production G-L - Electric prop
Advanced Intelligent Testing G-L - Gas or electric P-P
Seeker Wing C-L
RQ-11B Raven Completed
RQ-14 Dragon Eye Deployed H-L - Electric P-P
RQ-20A Puma AE Under way B-L - Electric dual prop
Shrike In development H-L -Electric prop
Switchblade In development Electric multirotor
Wasp AE Under way Tube-launched - Elec.
Global Observer RDT&E H-L -Electric prop
G-L - Hybrid liquid
with DARPA Nano Hummingbird Demonstrator
American Dynamics Flight Systems AD-150 Under way hydrogen/elec. prop
Applewhite Aero Bala B In development H-L - Elec.
Jago B In development G-L, S-L - AvGas twin turboprop
Applied Research Associates Invenio In development H-L - Electric
Arcturus UAV Nighthawk Completed H-L - Electric
T-15 Under way H-L - Electric
Atair T-16XL Under way H-L -Electric prop
T-20 Under way C-L - Elec. or HF prop
Aurora Flight Sciences LEAPP Type I Complete C-L - Elec. or HF prop
Insect (LEAPP Type II) Under way C-L - MoGas prop
Micro LEAPP (Type III) Complete G-L - Supercharged diesel
Centaur Under way G-L - GAS
Excalibur In development G-L - GAS
Orion In development G-L - HF twin turboprop
G-L - Turbine-elec. hybrid
Skate SUAS Under way G-L - AvGas twin prop
SunLight Eagle Experimental
ducted rotor
AutoCopter E15 In production H-L, V-L - Electric
BAE Systems G15 In production G-L - Solar electric prop
HD65 In development
Coyote Under way VTOL - Electric rotor
VTOL - Electric rotor
Manta B4 Under way VTOL - Gas rotor
A-L from sonobuoy tube -
BAI Systems Silver Fox D Under way
[part of L-3 Communications] XPV-1 Tern Completed Electric P-P
Bihrle Applied Research Dragon In production G-L - Gas reverse rotation
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Mantra In development
Phantom Works A160T Hummingbird Uncertain tractor P-P
Phantom Eye In development C-L - Gas/elec. prop
Phantom Ray In development GAS
GAS - R-L, RATO
G-L, T-L
G-L - Turboshaft rotor
C-L - Liquid hydrogen prop

26 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

Delta wing 2 15 16,250 R/S
Flying wing MAV R/S
FW V-tail 2 80 4,000 ISTAR
35 min 6.2 LOS - 50 electronic 6,500 ISTAR
FW 1.75 6.2 LOS - 50 electronic 16,400 Aerial target
Delta wing 3 Aerial target
2 50 9,800 RSTA
FW 507 Surveillance
Seaplane 985 ISR - Envir - HS - CAS
Seaplane 1124 ISR - Envir - HS - CAS
Seaplane ISR - Envir - HS - CAS

9 125 4,572 ISRTA

Delta wing MAV 5 200 3,353 ISRTA
LALE 14 200 4,877 ISRTA
3 31.1 18,000 ISR
FW dual prop 1000 nm 15,000 Surveillance - Envir
FW 4
FW 4 Unlimited w/satnav 9,500 BDA - BP - CAS - HS - IR - ISR - ImiNT - RS -SAR
FW 2 25 5,000
Flying wing SUAS 4 25 5,000
1.5 Unlimited w/satnav 5,000
FW 30 30,000
FW 1.5
FW MAV 1 6 LOS 500 op - 14,000 max RSTA
Quadrotor MAV 2 3 LOS
MAV NLOS/BLOS H-K 40 min 3 152 Over-the-next-hill tactical R/S
FW 10 min 3 LOS
FW 4-Prop; 175-ft 50 min 6 500 RSTA
` wingspan 7 days 3 LOS
Flapping wing NAV ISR - P&S - H&S
Tilt-duct VTOL 30-45 min
MM/MR SUAS 45-60 min >500 op - 15,000 max I SR - Loitering precision strike
MM/MR SUAS 30-45 min
SUAS 1 500 Squad-level R&S
FW V-tail MAV 12
FW T-tail SUAV 24 65,000 ISR - HS - Comm - Envir.
FW T-tail SUAV 16
FW T-tail SUAV 55 10 10,000 ISR - Indoor/outdoor PH
Powered paraglider 34 20 10,000 RSTA-A - EW - Resupply
Powered paraglider 4 10 10,000 Target - Research
Powered paraglider 24 6 11,000 Flight Training - Research
OPV FW MM/MR 3 14 MM/MR - Humanitarian aid
VTOL/STOL/STOVL TUAV 3-5 days 15,000 Platoon/Squad/Fire Team R/S
FW MALE 2,000 15,000 ISR - Comm - Map - Envir - Ag - PS - BP
1-1.5 2,000 52,000 ISR - Comm - Map - Envir - Ag - PS - BP
FW VTOL SUAS 17,000 ISR - SAR - HS
12,000 ISR
27,500 ISR
12,192 ISR/BDA
30,000 ISR - PS - HS
RSTA-A
RSTA-A - Comm - SIGINT

M/UAV helo 15-20 min 1.8-3 400 op - 13,000 max Urban ISR - PS - CAS
M/UAV helo 1 23 >25,000 HALE
M/UAV helo 1 Test platform
FW cylandric 1.5 20,000 AP - Surveillance
AP - Surveillance
FW 6+ AP - Surveillance
ISR - BDA - Envir
FW SUAV 8
4 23 16,000 ISR
Delta-wing prop 3
MM/MR SUAS 22 LOS 2,500 op -20,000 max ISR - BP - Convoy support
VTOL helo 20 64.4 3,048 Force protection - Sensor dispersion
Lightweight HALE 4 50 10,000 RSTA
Flying wing UCAV SA-SAR
2,000 30,000 Forward resupply - ISR
400 LOS 65,000 persistent ISR - Com
1,500 HK - ISR - SEAD - EW - autonomous aerial
40,000

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Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
U.S., cont’d

with NASA Dominator In development C-L (air/land/sea/sub)
ScanEagle Deployed C-L - Gas or HF P-P
DARPA NightEagle In production C-L - Gas or HF P-P
Dragonfly Pictures Transonic Demonstrator Still in concept
F/A-XX In development S-L - GAS rotor

TERN Solicitation March 2013 S-L

DP-5X In production HF - G-L
DP-6 In production G-L - Electric

DP-12 LRIP G-L - MOGAS -

DP-12T In development HF - G-L, S-L

DRS Unmanned Technologies Sentry HP Completed G-L - Gas prop
Elbit Systems of America RQ-15 Neptune Completed C-L (land/sea) - AvGas P-P
General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems Hermes 450 Deployed G-L - Gas P-P
H-L -Electric prop
Griffon Aerospace Skylark I-LE Deployed H-L - HF prop
Guided Systems Technologies Turbo P-P
Skylark Block 2 In development Turbo P-P
Honeywell Turboprop
Innovative Automation I-GNAT ER/Sky Warrior Deployed Thielert 135 HF
Turboprop
Technologies (IAT) Predator (RQ-1A/MQ-1) Deployed Rotax 914 turbo
PW545B
Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) In production C-L target/G-L XL version
C-L, G-L - Electric P-P
MQ-1C Gray Eagle LRIP C-L - P-P

Guardian Deployed G-L - GAS
G-L - GAS
Predator XP
G-L - GAS
Predator C Avenger Testing
G-L - Gas ducted fan
MQM-171A Broadsword Under way H-L (land/sea) - Electric

MQM-170A Outlaw In production G-L - Dual electric prop
H-L
MQM-170C Outlaw G2 In production VTOL - Quad electric
H-L - Elec. EDF/Prop/P-P
SiCX-10E Deployed
Single-engine twin rotor
SiCX-25 Development completed Can (land/air) - Elec. P-P
G-L - Gas P-P
SiCX-75 Development under way G-L - Gas/oil P-P
ATOL - Gas P-P
SiCX-290 Development under way ATOL - Gas P-P
ATOL - Gas P-P
T-Hawk Under way H-L -Electric prop
Axo Completed C-L - HF P-P
Single-engine twin rotor
Kaman Aviation Pelican In development Hypersonic RATO
L-3 Unmanned Systems Point and Toss UAS
Saitis Deployed H-L, B-L - Electric prop
Lockheed Martin SkyStinger Under way B-L - SOFC prop
Lethal Miniature Aerial Under way S-L
Under way
Munition System Completed H-L - Electric P-P
K-MAX UAT Under way AvGas Prop
Cutlass Under way Electric P-P
Mobius Deployed G-L - Gas/oil P-P
TigerShark In development C-L - Gas/oil or AvGas P-P
Viking 100 In development
Viking 300 In development
Viking 400
Desert Hawk III
Fury 1500
Indago
Falcon HTV-2

Marcus UAV Stalker Under way
Mission Technologies Stalker XE Under way
MLB UCLASS In development
VARIOUS Concept
28 UAV ROUNDUP 2013 X-56A Testing
Zephyr 2 Under way
BUSTER In production
E-BUSTER In production
Bat 4 In production
Super Bat In production

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

Boxy w/folding wings 14-24 19,500 ISR-A
FW STUAS 24+ 19,500 RISTA - SAR - Infra - Envir - BP - PS
FW STUAS 18+ SAR - BDA - BP - Ag - Comm
600-900 17,000
Sixth gen. OPV stealth 5 12,000 A2AD AW - STW - SUW - CAS
fighter/UCAV 20 min 120
120 17,000 Launch/recover on LC
Maritime MALE - 3-phase, 4
40-month RDT&E 30 10,000 E/O - ISR
120 8,000 E/O - ISR
MM/MR helo 17,000
Tandem helo - MM/MR 6 25,000 E/O - ISR
4 70 25,000
TUAV 50+ 50,000 E/O - IS
Tandem helo - MM/MR 18 29,000
3 120 50,000 R/S - Target - Sigint
TUAV 7+ 9 25,000 RSTA
Tandem helo - MM/MR 7 40 50,000
40 ISR - SIGINT - Com
TUAV 27 LOS 12,000 Track moving targets
FW V-tail 25 9 LOS 10,000
Delta-wing MUAV 27 10-30 LOS comm; 10,000 ISTAR-A, SIGINT
35 ISTAR-A, SIGINT
seaplane 18 SATCOM NLOS 7,500 ISTAR-A, SIGINT
FW V-tail 10-30 LOS comm; ISTAR-A, SIGINT
FW 25 min 10,000 ISTAR-A, SIGINT
FW 2 SATCOM NLOS IS
MALE 6 3.6 ISTAR-A, SIGINT
MALE 10 telemetry - 1 video Generic TUAV target/training system
MALE MM/MR 7 Target - Research
MALE Target - Research
MALE MM/MR 50 min BDA, HS, ISR, CAS, CHEM, SA, SAR
MALE 1 BDA, CAS, HS, ISR, CHEM, RSTAR
MALE MM/MR BDA, CAS, HS, ISR, CHEM, RSTAR
LO FW 0.5
Low-wing V-tail BDA, CAS, HS, ISR, CHEM, RSTAR, A
High-wing T-tail SUAV 10
STUAS SA - Reconn
SUAS 18-24 Sensor/avionics test platform
STUAS 10
14 >3 100 NLOS precision strike
M/UAV 10 29,000
12 115 15,000-24,000 Broad-area rapid resupply
VTOL MAV tail-sitter 1.5 Expendable
FW V-tail 15 100 15,000 RSTA
50 min 47 R/S - Sensor drop
FW 47 R/S - Sensor drop
Delta-wing 2 47 R/S - Sensor drop
8 75 RSTA - SIGINT - ELINT - CBRN
FW 9.3 ISR - SAR - SIGINT
1 1,500 ISR - EW
OPV helo 4 3 LOS R/S - PS - P&S
FW SUAV 2 up to Mach 20 PoC for force
OPV delta-wing canard 12 25 15,000 application and launch from CONUS
FW SUAV 10 24 15,000 R/S
FW SUAV 24 25,000 SOF Imaging
FW SUAV 10 datalink - 300 fuel IRSTA-A - Persistent ISR
FW SUAV 10 datalink - 400 fuel 10,000 IRSTA-A - SW - BDA - Precision Resupply
FW MUAV 10,000 Active flutter suppression/gust load alleviation
FW AP
Quadrotor MUAV TUAV, E/O, IR, RSTA, B-L, LALE
Flying wing hypersonic . TUAV, E/O, IR, RSTA, B-L
Surveillance. - Map - R&D
demo Surveillance. - Map - R&D
FW SUAV
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UCAF flying wing demo
VTOL flying wing

Flying wing MUAV

Joined wing
FW SUAV
FW SUAV

Country Prime Designation Status Launch/Propulsion
U.S. cont’d
MMIST V Bat In production G-L - gas/oil ducted rotor
Vietnam Moller CQ-10A Deployed VTOL - Single-eng. twin rotor
Naval Research Lab CQ-10B Under way VTOL - Gas rotor
Northrop Grumman Aerobot In development VTOL - Gas or electric ducted

Aerospace Systems Pathfinder Testing rotor
Ion Tiger In development
Proxy Aviation Systems Stop-Rotor Rotary Wing LH2 fuel cell
RotoMotion On hold G-L - Elec. [hybrid possible]
Aircraft In production
Textron Defense Systems EuroHawk (RQ-4E) G-L - HF turbofan
RQ-4 Blocks 20/30/40 - RDT&E G-L - Turbofan
Theiss Aviation
UAV Factory Global Hawk Deployed C-L S-L - Turbofan
UAV Research Lab X-47B UCAS-D Testing
WSGI Completed R-L, S-L - GAS or HF EFI P-P
Xtreme Drones Bat 12 In production
MQ-4C Triton LRIP Heavy fuel
MQ-5B Hunter RDT&E VTOL - HF rotor
MQ-8B FireScout Under way VTOL - Turbine FADEC rotor
MQ-8C Fire Scout In production G-L - Turbofan or HFE P-P
Firebird In production G-L - Turbo P-P
SkyRaider In production Electric
SR5 In production Electric
SR7 In production Electric
SR20 In production GAS
SR30 In production Electric or GAS
SR100 In production GAS
SR125 In development GAS
SR200 Development under way HF
SR200-A G-L
Battlehawk In production - deployed AvGas, HF - R-L, T-L
Shadow M2 Under way
Under way AvGas - R-L, T-L
Shadow 200 Under way H-L, B-L -Electric prop
Ferret In production H-L - Electric P-P
Super Ferret In production G-L - Gas Prop
Tarzan TD-1c In production G-L, R-L, T-L - Gas FI
Penguin B LRIP G-L, C-L - GAS P-P
Merlin 200 Under way G-L - GAS rotor
Rotor Buzz In production G-L - GAS or electric
Silhouette LTA
Argus One Rotor
Velocicopter

Academy of Science & Technology MS1/S1/S2/S3/S4 Prototype G-L, H-L, T-L - Electric

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS

ACTD Advanced Concept & Technology CAV Compact Air Vehicle H&S Hover and Stare
Demonstrator Chem Chemical Detection HALE High Altitude/Long Endurance
Ag Agriculture/Crop Monitoring CICADA Close-In Covert Autonomous HF Heavry Fuel
A-L Air Launched Disposable Aircraft H-L Hand-Launched
AMW Anti-Mine Warfare CIRPAS Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely HS Homeland Security
AP Aerial Photography Piloted Aircraft Studies ImiNT Images Intelligence
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare C-L Catapult-Launched Infra Infrastructure Monitoring
ATA Air-Air (missile/gun attack) COIN Counter-Insurgency IR Infrared
ATOL Automatic Takeoff/Landing COMM Communications ISR Intelligence/Survellance/
ATG Air-Ground (missile/gun attack) EFI Electronic Fuel Injection Reconnaissance
BAMS Broad-Area Maritime Surveillanceance ELINT Electronic Intelligence ISTAR Intelligence/Surveillancelance/Target
BCTM-2 Brigade Combat Team Modernization Env Environmental Monitoring Acquisition/Reconnaissance
(BCTM) Increment 2 E/O Electro/Optical ISTAR-A Intelligence/Surveillancelance/Target
BDA Battle Damage Assessment EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal Acquisition/Reconnaissance-Attack
B-L Bungee-Launched EW Electronic Warfare JCTD Joint Capability Technology
BLOS Beyond Line-of-Sight FCS Future Combat System Demonstration
BP Border Patrol FW Fixed Wing LALE Low Altitude/Long Endurance
BWB Blended Wing Body GAS Gasoline Engine LAS Lightweight Aerostat System
Can Canister G-L Ground Launched LCS Littoral Combat Ship
CAS Civil Air Surveillance gMAV Gasoline Micro Air Vehicle LH2 Liquid Hydrogen

30 UAV ROUNDUP 2013

Type Endurance (hr) Range (mi.) Ceiling (ft) Mission

VTOL tail-sitter SUAV 10 10 datalink - 400 fuel 15,000 Surveillance - Map - R&D
Parafoil/prop/rotor 15 500 18,000 ISR - SAR - BP - PS - HS - Map - Ag - Comm
Helo SUAS 93 Small unit resupply
VTOL SUAS - single- or 0.25-5 75-125 ft elec. - VTOL for niche customers

multi-ducted variants 48 45-130 mi. gas H2 PoC for LE ISR
30 min. ISR - EW
FW testbed 12,300 65,600
VTOL/FW tech 40 12,300 60,000 ISR - SIGINT
32+ ISR - SIGINT
demonstrator 2,100 40,000
HALE Unlimited w/aerial Carrier demonstration
FW V-tail HALE refueling 989 18,000
8,200 56,500 IRSTA - Comm - ELINT - SIGINT
Tailless ‘cranked kite’ 12 6,096 Maritime ISR
UCAV 28 2.5 20,000 Multimission
15 2.5 17,000 ISR - Comm
BWB MM/MR TUAV 8 6 30,000 ISR
BAMS HALE 14 12 24,000 SIGINT - Comm - SAR
24-40 12 1,640 ISR - BDA - Comm
VTUAV helo 20+ 12 1,640 MM/MR
VTUAV helo 20 min 31 4,900 MM/MR
OPV MALE MM/MR 30 min 31 4,900 MM/MR
OPV MALE MM/MR 65 min >3 8,200 MM/MR
SUAS 3 65-210 4,900 MM/MR
SUAS 1.5-6 8,200 MM/MR
STUAS 2 90 14,800 MM/MR
STUAS 5 1.5 MM/MR
MM/MR 5 1.5 500 BLOS squad-level loitering munition
MM/MR 30 min 245 22,000 ISR, BP, CAS, COMM, ELINT, EW, HS,
MM/MR 18 60 ISTAR-A, MM/MR, SAR, SIGINT
TUAV 60 15,000 COMM, ELINT, IR, ISTAR, MM/MR, Recon, RTA
STUAS 9 15 8,000 R/S - Recon. - Chem/bio
TUAV, BLOS, BWB, E/O, 7 10,000 Envir. - Recon. - Chem/bio
26.5 10,000 R/S
MALE, MM/MR 5.5 16,000 R/S - SAR - BP - CAS
TUAV, E/O, MM/MR, OTH, 1 11,000 R/S, RSTA, SAR
FW MUAV 1 6,000 R/S, RDT&E, crop dusting
FW MUAV Multi-day 10,000 R/S, RDT&E, G-L
FW SUAV AP - ISR - Comm.
SUAS LALE AP - PS - HS
STUAS
VTOL SUAS Research
SUAS
LTA MALE
VTOL helo

FW prop Up to 6 60 650 -9,842

LOS Line of Sight OTH Over The Horizon S&R-SAR Search & Rescue
LR Long Range P&S Perch and Stare SIGINT Signals Intelligence
LRIP Low-Rate Initial Production PID Positive Identification S-Aut Semi-Autonomous
LTA Lighter Than Air P-P Pusher Prop Sea Sea-Launch (surface or submarine)
MAGIC Medium Altitude Global ISR and Rad Radiation Detection S-L Ship Launch
RATO Rocket Assisted Takeoff SOF Special Operations Forces
Communications RCU Remote Control Unit SOFC Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
MALE Medium Altitude/Long Endurance RDT&E Research, Development, Test SR Short Range
MALE-EP Medium Altitude/Long Endurance/ & Evaluation STAR Surveillancelance/Target Acquisition/
Recon Reconnaissance
Extreme Persistence RF Radio Frequency Reconnaissance
Map Aerial Mapping R-L Rail-Launched STUAS Small Tactical Unmanned Air System
MAV Micro Air Vehicle R/S Reconnaissance/Surveillance SUAS Small Unmanned Aerial System
MDA Maritime Domain Awareness RSTA Reconnaissance/Surveillance/ Sub-Tac Sub-Tactical UAV
MM/MR Multimission/Multirole Target Acquisition TA T arget Acquisition
MOGAS Motor Gasoline RTA Reconnaissance/Target Acquisition TAS True Air Speed
MR Medium Range RTA-A Reconnaissance/Target T-L Transporter Launcher
M/UAV Optionally Manned or Unmanned Acquisition-Attack TUAV Tactical UAV
S Stealth VLO Very Low Observable
Aerial Vehicle SA Situational Awareness V-LOS Visual Line of Site
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