Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
A combat drone - sometimes only called a drone - or unmanned combat aerial vehicle is designed for military use.
Different drones
- The switchblade drone, a small drone that can be launched from a hand-held tube. It has a high-resolution camera. It can be used for reconnaissance and surveillance missions.
- Phoenix Ghost, a kind of drone that can blow up (or explosive drone) or loitering munition (see munition)[1]
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Media
A British MQ-9A Reaper operating over Afghanistan in 2009
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 on the runway
The BAE Taranis model is one of the larger designs
An IAF Hermes 450 from 200 Squadron
A Turkish Bayraktar Akinci HALE UCAV
A X-47B UCAV technology demonstrator