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Types of Military Drones

Bell Eagle Eye
Bell Eagle Eye

Bell will simply be responsible for construction and delivery of the machine airframes, engines and avionics systems themselves. Such is the flexibility inherent in the Eagle Eye design. Per Bell, the Eagle Eye is "the most versatile UAS on the market".

Camcopter S-100
Camcopter S-100

In 2010 the Chinese Navy purchased 18 of these systems. Two years later, in May 2012, an unmanned UAV believed to be a Camcopter S-100 was photographed operating from the fantail of a Chinese Type 054A frigate by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.

Dassault Neuron
Dassault Neuron

The Dassault nEUROn is an experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) being developed with international cooperation, led by the French company Dassault Aviation.Countries involved in this project include France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The design goal is to create a stealthy, autonomous UAV that can function in medium- to high-threat combat zones.

EADS Barracuda
EADS Barracuda

EADS Barracuda The EADS Barracuda is a jet powered European unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) currently under development by EADS, intended for the role of aerial reconnaissance and also combat. The aircraft is a joint venture between Germany and Spain.

Fixed-Wing
Fixed-Wing

Drones come in all shapes and sizes, making the task of purchasing the right one for a regular Joe quite demanding. But luckily, they can be divided into 2 main categories: rotary wing drones and fixed wing drone. Both of these categories have their unique advantages and disadvantages, making them suitable for a lot of different usage scenarios.

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Fixed-Wing Hybrid VTOL
Fixed-Wing Hybrid VTOL

The Volanti from Sydney-based Carbonix is a carbon composite drone with a 2.7-m (9-ft) wingspan that uses a multirotor system for VTOL, then transitions to horizontal flight as a push-prop fixed-wing once in the air. It flies for over two hours on electric power or seven with a gas pusher.

source: newatlas.com
General Atomics MQ-1 “Predator”
General Atomics MQ-1 “Predator”

The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator is an American remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics that was used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Lockheed Martin P-175 Policat
Lockheed Martin P-175 Policat

Any available statistics for the Lockheed Martin Polecat (P-175) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are showcased in the areas immediately below. Categories include basic specifications covering country-of-origin, operational status, manufacture(s) and total quantitative production.

Multi-Rotor
Multi-Rotor

The Israeli military is buying small multi-rotor drones modified to carry a machine gun, a grenade launcher and variety of other weapons to fight tomorrow’s urban warfare battles. ...

Northrop Gruman RQ-4 “Global Hawk”
Northrop Gruman RQ-4 “Global Hawk”

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned (UAV) surveillance aircraft. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical (now part of Northrop Grumman), and known as Tier II+ during development. The Global Hawk performs a similar role as the Lockheed U-2.

RQ-170 Sentinel
RQ-170 Sentinel

The RQ-170 Sentinel was developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works as a stealth Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Journalists have noted design similarities between the RQ-170 and previous stealth and UAV programs such as the RQ-3 DarkStar and Polecat.

Single-Rotor Helicopter
Single-Rotor Helicopter

In the field of UAVs, the most common aircrafts are divided into fixed-wing, helicopter and multi-rotors (the mainstream in the multi-rotors is quadcopter.). This aircraft is transform the multi-rotors into single-rotor, which has huge difference from helicopter.

source: genstattu.com
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