Top 35 Most Expensive Military Drones
Insitu ScanEagle U.S. Marines Corps Boeing’s subsidiary, Insitu, created the ScanEagle as a small, low-altitude, long-endurance drone used primarily for reconnaissance. The…
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Unmanned and autonomous systems are reshaping military operations at every scale. From small reconnaissance drones to autonomous combat vehicles, explore how these technologies are changing tactics, risk calculus, and the future of warfare.
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Insitu ScanEagle U.S. Marines Corps Boeing’s subsidiary, Insitu, created the ScanEagle as a small, low-altitude, long-endurance drone used primarily for reconnaissance. The…
John Schwab An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits on the runway before beginning a nighttime mission. These US Military Drone images were photographed by…
Staff Sgt. John Bainter An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line at Hurlburt Field Florida. These MQ-9 Reaper Images were photographed by military…
Every modern conventional army is becoming increasingly reliant on unmanned aerial vehicles. These unmanned drones can come in nearly all shapes and sizes. From man-portable units to high-altitude surveillance drones,…
Anywhere in the world, in any given climate or condition, commanders continue to deploy the backbone of unmanned aerial vehicles: the RQ-4 Global Hawk. In the days before UAVs were…
Generals have always sought to accomplish their objectives while losing as few men as possible. With the advent of unmanned aerial aircraft, the common soldier is now given an unprecedented…
The Lockheed-Martin U-2 Dragon Lady has been flying high altitude reconnaissance missions since 1955. There’s a reason the U.S. Air Force has kept this spy plane in the air for…
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone is more than just a larger and better armed cousin of the iconic Predator drone; General Atomics designed “The Reaper” from the ground up as an unparalleled…
The General Atomics MQ-1B Predator The General Atomics MQ-1B Predator drone is a modification of the flagship MQ-1 Predator drone. Used by the United States Air Force, often in…
Staff Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb, U.S. Air Force A Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam…
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