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United States unmanned aerial vehicles demonstrators in 2005. As of January 2014, the United States military operates a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems [UAS]): 7,362 RQ-11 Ravens; 990 AeroVironment Wasp IIIs; 1,137 AeroVironment RQ-20 Pumas; 306 RQ-16 T-Hawk small UAS systems; 246 MQ-1 Predators; MQ-1C Gray Eagles; 126 MQ-9 Reapers; 491 ...
A British MQ-9A Reaper operating over Afghanistan in 2009. An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone, fighter drone or battlefield UAV, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance and carries aircraft ordnance such as missiles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), and/or bombs in hardpoints ...
Drone War Vietnam. Pen & Sword, Military, Great Britain. 2021. ISBN 978 1 52677 026 4; Fahrney, Delmer S. (RAdm ret): History of Radio-Controlled Aircraft and Guided Missiles; Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses, United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973. 2001, Midland Publishing, UK.
In November 2024, a series of unauthorized drone activities was detected over and near four US Air Force bases in the United Kingdom. [21] [22] In late 2024, there were multiple UAV incursions over military airspace as part of the 2024 United States drone sightings. [23] [24]
The Kettering Bug was an experimental unmanned aerial torpedo, a forerunner of present-day cruise missiles. It was capable of striking ground targets up to 75 miles (121 km) from its launch point, while traveling at speeds of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). [1] A successful test flight was made in October, 1918.
Beechcraft Model 1019 Designated AQM-37A by the United States Military Beechcraft Model 1025 Cardinal Beechcraft Model Model 1072 United Kingdom variant, modified by Short Brothers as the Short Stiletto to meet British requirements.
The Sensintel Silver Fox UAV is an Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can conduct autonomous aerial surveillance imaging. The Silver Fox UAV is designed to provide low cost aerial surveillance imaging and carry sensor payload packages weighing up to four pounds. Video images are transmitted from Silver Fox to a ground station for quick reference.
The AAI RQ-2 Pioneer is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was used by the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Army, and deployed at sea and on land from 1986 until 2007. Initially tested aboard USS Iowa , the RQ-2 Pioneer was placed aboard Iowa -class battleships to provide gunnery spotting, its mission evolving into reconnaissance and ...