List of unmanned aerial vehicles

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A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASA's Controlled Impact Demonstration
A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASA's Controlled Impact Demonstration

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.

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[edit] Argentine models

[edit] Canadian models

  • Canadair CL-89, reconnaissance (1964)
  • CL-227 Sentinel, reconnaissance (1977)
  • ALIX (Atlantic Littoral Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Experiment), ISR (in trial stage in 2004)

[edit] Chinese (PRC) models

  • ChangKong-1, target, reconnaissance (1966)
  • ChangKong-2
  • ASN-206
  • WuZhen-5
  • WZ-2000, reconnaissance (2003)

[edit] Czech models

  • SOJKA III [1]

[edit] European models

[edit] French models

[edit] German models

[edit] Greek models

[edit] Hezbollah models

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

[edit] Indian models

[edit] Israeli models

IAI Pioneer UAV flying over Iraq
IAI Pioneer UAV flying over Iraq

[edit] Iranian models

[edit] Italian models

[edit] Japanese models

  • Yamaha R-50
  • Yamaha R-MAX

[edit] Jordanian models

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Pakistani models

[edit] Polish models

  • ITWL HOB-bit
  • WB Electronics SOFAR [2]
  • WB Electronics RUFUS [3]

[edit] Serbian Models

  • IBL-2000

[edit] South African models

[edit] Soviet models

[edit] Swiss models

[edit] Swedish models

  • SHARC
  • Saab Skeldar
  • Saab Filur
  • CybAero APID 55

[edit] Turkish models

  • TAI TIHA (MALE)(due 2008)
  • TAI Turna (Target drone) 1996
  • TAI Keklik (Target drone) 1996
  • TAI UAV-X1 "Witness" (Tactical) 1992
  • TAI Pelikan (Tactical) 2000
  • TAI Baykus (Tactical) 2000
  • TAI Martı (Mini) 2000
  • METU Guventurk (Mini)
  • Baykar Heli İha
  • Bayraktar Mini UAV, reconnaissance
  • VESTEL Efe (Mini) 2007
  • VESTEL Arı (Micro) 2007

GLOBIHA Mini Uav

[edit] United Kingdom models

[edit] United States military models

[edit] United States non-military models

[edit] Privately developed

Commercial interest in non-military UAVs has led to several startups that are designing and selling autonomous aircraft. These include:

  • Trek Aerospace Dragonfly
  • Phantom Sentinel
  • Phyxius
  • Insitu Aerosonde
  • Airborne Autonomous Systems [4] Developmental
  • Continental Controls and Design, Inc. [5]
  • Miraterre Flight Systems [6]
  • Rotomotion [7]
  • Autopilot [8]
  • Neural Robotics [9]
  • Micropilot [10]
  • Procerus Technologies [11]
  • Mavionics [12]
  • Baykar Machine [13]
  • Arcturus T-15/T-16 [14]
  • Gyrodyne DASH or Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter [15]
  • First Serbian unmanned aerial vehicle called “Nikola Tesla-150” projected and built by team of students called “EMA” [16]
  • UAV Development Group at University of São Paulo - School of Engineering of São Carlos - Brazil [17]
  • Imaging 1's micro UAV [18]
  • ATAIR LEAPP [19]
  • ATAIR Micro LEAPP[20]
  • ATAIR Insect [21]

[edit] Open Source UAV Projects

  • Albatross UAV Project [22]
  • Autopilot project[23]
  • CUAV - The custom UAV flight controller project [24]
  • Paparazzi [25]
  • The R/C pilot project[26]
  • The Remote Control Auto Pilot 2 (rcap2) [27]
  • HOVTOL The Horizontal Or Vertical Takeoff Or Landing UAV project [28]

[edit] References