Aircrafttotal Encyclopedia

American drones

General Atomics, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Kratos and Ryan — from the Firebee to the Reaper, Global Hawk and Ghost Bat.

  1. 1951
    Ryan FirebeeOne of the most widely used target dronesRyan Aeronautical · United States
  2. 1994
    General Atomics MQ-1 PredatorThe drone that made armed UAVs famousGeneral Atomics · United States
  3. 1998
    Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global HawkNorthrop Grumman · United States
  4. 2000
    Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire ScoutNorthrop Grumman · United States
  5. 2001
    General Atomics MQ-9 ReaperGeneral Atomics · United States
  6. 2007
    Lockheed Martin RQ-170 SentinelLockheed Skunk Works · United States
  7. 2009
    General Atomics AvengerGeneral Atomics · United States
  8. 2011
    Northrop Grumman X-47BThe first drone to take off from and land on an aircraft carrierNorthrop Grumman · United States
  9. 2019
    Kratos XQ-58 ValkyrieKratos Defense · United States
  10. 2019
    Boeing MQ-25 StingrayThe first drone to refuel another aircraft in flightBoeing · United States
  11. 2021
    Boeing MQ-28 Ghost BatBoeing Australia · Australia