What are the top 10 combatant UAVs in the world?

TOP COMBAT UAVs

TAI Phoenix

Company: Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS)

Position: Turkish Air Force

Maximum altitude: 30 thousand ft

Airtime: +24 hours

Load capacity: 200 kg

Speed: 117 knots (217 km/h)

MQ-5B Hunter

Company: Northrop Grumman

Position: US army

Maximum altitude: 18,000 feet

Airtime: 30 hours

Load capacity: 226.8 kg

Speed: 90k (170 km/h)

CAIG Wing Loong II

Company: China Aviation Industry Corporation

Position: Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force

Maximum altitude: 32 thousand ft

Airtime: 32 hours

Load capacity: 480 kg

Speed: 199k (368 km/h)

MQ-1C Gray Eagle

Company: GA-ASI

Position: US army

Maximum altitude: 29 thousand ft

Airtime: 25 to 40 hours

Load capacity: 488 kg

Speed: 167k (309 km/h)

Yabhon United 40

Company: ADCOM, United Arab Emirates

Position: Algerian army

Maximum altitude: 23 thousand ft

Airtime: 120 hours

Load capacity: 1,000 kg

Speed: 118k (218 km/h)

CH-5

Company: China Aviation Industry Corporation

Maximum altitude: 30 thousand ft

Airtime: 60 hours

Load capacity: 1,200 kg

Speed: 118k (218 km/h)

Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper)

Company: GA-ASI

Location: USA, France, Spain, UK air force, and NASA

Maximum Altitude: 50 thousand ft

Airtime: 27 hours

Load capacity: 1,746kg

Speed: 240k (482 km/h)

MQ-9B SkyGuardian

Company: GA-ASI

Position: British Royal Air Force, 2020

Maximum altitude: 40,000 feet

Airtime: +40 hours

Load capacity: 1,814kg

Speed: 210k (389 km/h)

Heron TP

Company: Israel Aviation Industry

Position: Israeli army, 2004

Maximum altitude: 45,000 feet

Airtime: +30 hours

Load capacity: 2,700kg

Speed: 220k (407 km/h)

Predator C Avenger

Company: GA‑ASI

Position: US army, 2009

Maximum altitude: 50 thousand ft

Airtime: 20 hours

Load capacity: 2,948 kg

Speed: 400k (740 km/h)

Developed by GA‑ASI for the US military, the Predator C Avenger made its maiden flight in 2009. While it has high-tech sensors on its wings, it can carry ammunition such as laser-guided bombs, AGM-114 Hellfire, and JDAM in its inner arsenal.