Large Military Drones in Service[1]
|
Country |
UAV |
Number |
Operated by |
Manufacturing Company/Country |
| Australia | Heron |
8 |
Army |
IAI (Israel) |
| Belgium | RQ-5 Hunter |
13 |
Air Force |
Northrop Grumman (US) |
| Canada | Heron |
5 |
Air Force |
IAI (Israel) |
| China[2] | CASC CH-3
CAC Wing-Loong CASIC WJ-600 ASN 200(variants) |
? ? ? ? |
? ? ? ? |
CASC (China)
CAC (China) CASIC (China) ASN (China) |
| Ecuador | Searcher Mk2
Heron |
4 2 |
Navy Navy |
IAI (Israel)
IAI (Israel) |
| Egypt | R4E – 50 Skyeye
Scarab |
20 29 |
Air Force Air Force |
DS Inc (now BAE Systems) (US)
Northrop Grumman (US) |
| Finland | ADS-95 Ranger |
6 |
Army |
RUAG Aviation (Swiss) & IAI (Israel) |
| France | Sperwer
Harfang |
20 3 |
Army Air Force |
SAGEM (France)
EADS (Europe) & IAI (Israel) |
| Germany | KZO
Luna Heron Euro Hawk[3] |
6 6 3 1 |
Army Army Air Force Air Force |
Rheinmetall (Germany)
EMT Penzberg (Germany) IAI (Israel) Northrop Grumman (US) & EADS (Eu’pe) |
| Greece | Sperwer |
2 |
Army |
SAGEM (France) |
| India | Nishant
Searcher MK2 Heron[4] |
14 20 16 |
Army Navy/Army/AF Air Force |
ADE (India)
IAI (Israel) IAI (Israel) |
| Iran | Mohajer 4 |
? |
Army |
Ghods [Quods] Aviation (Iran) |
| Israel[5] | Searcher Mk2
RQ-5A Hunter Hermes 450 Heron Heron 2 |
22 ? ? ? ? |
Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force |
IAI (Israel)
Northrop Grumman (US) Elbit Systems (Israel) IAI (Israel) IAI (Israel) |
| Italy | RQ-1B Predator |
6 |
Air Force |
General Atomics (US) |
| Jordan | Seeker SB7L |
6 |
Air Force |
Seabird Aviation (Jordan) |
| Malaysia | Aludra |
? |
Air Force |
UST (Malaysia) |
| Mexico | Hermes 450 |
2 |
Air Force |
Elbit Systems (Israel) |
| Morocco | R4E – 50 Skyeye |
? |
Army |
DS Inc (now BAE Systems) (US) |
| Netherlands | Sperwer |
14 |
Army |
SAGEM (France) |
| Philippines | Blue Horizon 2 |
2 |
Air Force |
EMIT (Israel) |
| Singapore | Searcher Mk2
Hermes 450 Heron |
42 ? 1 |
Air Force Air Force Air Force |
IAI (Israel)
Elbit Systems (Israel) IAI (Israel) |
| South Africa | Seeker 2 |
? |
Air Force |
Denel (South Africa) |
| South Korea | Night Intruder
Searcher |
? 3 |
Air Force Air Force |
KAI (South Korea)
IAI (Israel) |
| Spain | Searcher MK2 |
4 |
Army |
IAI (Israel) |
| Sri Lanka | Seeker
Blue Horizon 2 Searcher Mk2 |
1 ? 2 |
Army Air Force Air Force |
Denel (South Africa)
EMIT (Israel) IAI (Israel) |
| Sweden | Sperwer |
3 |
Army |
SAGEM (France) |
| Switzerland | ADS-95 |
4 |
Army |
RUAG Aviation (Swiss) & IAI (Israel) |
| Thailand | Searcher |
? |
Army |
IAI (Israel) |
| Turkey | Gnat 750
Heron |
18 10 |
Air Force Air Force |
General Atomics (US)
IAI (Israel) |
| UK | Hermes 450
Watchkeeper[6] MQ-9 Reaper[7] |
? ? 5 |
Army Army Air Force |
Elbit Systems (Israel)
Thales (UK) & Elbit (Israel) General Atomics (US) |
| USA | I-Gnat
RQ-5 Hunter Grey Eagle[8] MQ-8 Fire Scout Global Hawk[9] MQ-1 Predator MQ-9 Reaper[10] RQ-170 Sentinel |
3 45 4 6 30 175 65 ? |
Army Army Army Navy Navy Air Force Air Force Air Force |
General Atomics (US)
Northrop Grumman (US) General Atomics (US) Northrop Grumman (US) Northrop Grumman (US) General Atomics (US) General Atomics (US) Lockheed Martin (US) |
Info Sources: The Military Balance 2011,IISS; Jane’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets 2011; US Unmanned Aerial Systems, Congressional Research Service, 2012; Various press reports.
[1] Class 2 and 3 drones only. Small/Micro/Mini drones not included. Also does not include large drones in service with police, border patrol, National Guard or CIA. Given secretive nature of military list is almost certainly not complete.
[2] It is difficult to be certain if China’s drones are in development or in service
[3] Euro Hawk, based on Global Hawk is just coming into service. German has ordered five.
[4] India has expressed a requirement for up to 50 Heron UAVs
[5] It is possible that Israel has other unknown drones in their inventory
[6] UK plans to acquire 54 Watchkeeper UAVs
[7] UK plans to acquire 10 Reapers
[8] US plans to acquire 152 Grey Eagle
[9] Estimate – US plans to acquire up to 50 Global Hawks
[10] US plans to acquire 400 Reapers
morocco has also I-Gnat ER,evidence of it is on the http://www.farmaroc.com website
Predator XP is also in the pipe
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