Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle - Proliferation

Proliferation

Countries with known operational armed drones:

  • United States - MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper
  • Israel - IAI Heron, IAI Eitan, Elbit Hermes 450, IAI Harpy, IAI Harop
  • Iran - Karrar, Shahed 129 (UCAV), and others
  • Russia - IAI Heron from Israel
  • India - IAI Heron, IAI Harop, DRDO AURA, DRDO Kapothaka, DRDO Nishant, DRDO Lakshya, and IAI Harpy from Israel, DRDO Rustom
  • France - EADS Harfang (based on the IAI Heron)
  • Germany - Modified IAI Heron from Israel.
  • Italy - MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper from the U.S.
  • United Kingdom - MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper from the U.S.
  • China - Guizhou WZ-2000, AVIC Wing Loong I
  • Taiwan - The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) is developing a defending and attack UCAV based on the US X-47B.
  • Turkey - TAI Anka, Vestel Karayel, Bayraktar Mini UAV
  • North Korea - MQM-107-based flying bombs

For countries with armed drones under development, see the list in the section "Concepts" below.

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