unmanned combat air vehicle

An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone, fighter drone or battlefield UAV, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that carries aircraft ordnance such as air-to-surface missiles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), and/or aerial bombs on hardpoints or within weapons bay, allowing it to perform tactical attacks known as drone strikes. Some new UCAVs gained the capability for beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat when retains the drone strike capability. UCAVs are used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance, attacking high-value targets and prolonged loitering before needing to return to base, unlike kamikaze drones, which are single-use drones made for physically ramming into a target and exploding on impact; or surveillance drones, which are unarmed drones used only for aerial reconnaissance and gathering intelligence.

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UCAV; battlefield UAV; battlefield drone; combat UAV; combat drone; unmanned combat air vehicle
military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle, military robot, weapons platform, UAV pilot, 

aircraft functional class, Altair, anti-ship unmanned aerial vehicle, Aurora Flight Sciences Orion, BAE Systems Taranis, Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı, Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma, Baykar Bayraktar TB2, Baykar Bayraktar TB3, Boeing X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, CH-3, CH-3A, CH-4, CH-4B, CH-5, CH-7, El-Djazaïr 54, Forpost UCAV, Fotros, GJ-1, GJ-11, ground attack unmanned aerial vehicle, Interstate TDR, June 30, Kaman 22, Kazhan, loitering munition, missile drone, Mohajem-92, MQ-20 Avenger, Naval Aircraft Factory TDN, Orion, Phantom Ray, R18 Octocopter, Raytheon Coyote, Schiebel Camcopter S-100, Shahed 129, Shahed 139, Shahed 149, Shahed 161, Sukhoi Okhotnik, Thunder, X-47, 

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  Altair ⓘ
  Russian unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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  BAE Systems Taranis ⓘ
  unmanned aerial vehicle

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  Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma ⓘ
  unmanned armed aircraft developed by Baykar

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  Baykar Bayraktar TB2 ⓘ
  2014 unmanned combat aerial vehicle by Baykar

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  Baykar Bayraktar TB3 ⓘ
  unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft system, Bayraktar TB3

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  Boeing X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle ⓘ
  series of experimental unmanned aerial vehicles by Boeing

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  CH-3 ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle

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  CH-3A ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle

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  CH-4 ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle

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  CH-4B ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle

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  CH-5 ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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  CH-7 ⓘ
  Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle

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  El-Djazaïr 54 ⓘ
  

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  Forpost UCAV ⓘ
  Russian UCAV

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  Fotros ⓘ
  Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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  GJ-1 ⓘ
  

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  Interstate TDR ⓘ
  assault drone (UCAV), U.S. Navy, 1942

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  June 30 ⓘ
  Egyptian-made combat drone

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  MQ-20 Avenger ⓘ
  unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator built by General Atomics

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  Naval Aircraft Factory TDN ⓘ
  unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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  R18 Octocopter ⓘ
  Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle designed to destroy enemy targets, developed by the Ukrainian nongovernmental organization "Aerorozvidka"

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  Raytheon Coyote ⓘ
  expendable unmanned aerial vehicle which can be equipped with a warhead

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  Shahed 139 ⓘ
  Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicles

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  Shahed 161 ⓘ
  Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle

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  Sukhoi Okhotnik ⓘ
  proposed 5th generation fighter UAV of the Russian federation

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  Thunder ⓘ
  Russian strike drone project

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  X-47 ⓘ
  family of unmanned combat aircraft demonstrators built by Northrop Grumman

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  Schiebel Camcopter S-100 ⓘ
  Austrian UAV rotorcraft

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  Phantom Ray ⓘ
  unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator built by Boeing

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  Orion ⓘ
  Russian unmanned combat aerial vehicle (MALE-category)

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  Shahed 129 ⓘ
  Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle

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  Mohajem-92 ⓘ
  Iranian unmanned combat aerial vehicle

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  GJ-11 ⓘ
  type of aircraft

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  Kaman 22 ⓘ
  wide-body unmanned aerial vehicle

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  Shahed 149 ⓘ
  Iranian military unmanned aerial vehicle

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  Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı ⓘ
  unmanned armed aircraft developed by Baykar

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  loitering munition ⓘ
  weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks once a target is located

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  missile drone ⓘ
  

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Punisher drone set

New Zealand Defence Forces Miniature UAV

WT101-1

WT201-2

Wingman drone

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,, 2d Marine Division, shows how the U.S. Marine Corps Sky Raider functions to Ukrainian Army personnel during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 1, 2021.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, launches a U.S. Marine Corps Sky Raider while conducting a company sized raid during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 1, 2021.

A SkyRaider unmanned aerial surveillance system is utilized to record training movements during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 2, 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Sims, a native of Athens, Ala.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Altair	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		BAE Systems Taranis	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, stealth aircraft, single-jet aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Baykar Bayraktar TB2	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Baykar Bayraktar TB3	fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Boeing X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, experimental aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-3	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-3A	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-4	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-4B	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-5	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		CH-7	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, CASC Rainbow	Wikidata
class	aircraft		El-Djazaïr 54	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Forpost UCAV	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Fotros	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		GJ-1	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Interstate TDR	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		June 30	high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, twin-turboprop airplane, unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		MQ-20 Avenger	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, stealth aircraft, military aircraft with turbine engines, land-based attack-reconnaissance aircraft, aircraft with turbofan engines	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Naval Aircraft Factory TDN	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		R18 Octocopter	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Raytheon Coyote	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, loitering munition	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Shahed 139	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Shahed 161	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Sukhoi Okhotnik	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Thunder	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft		X-47	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2006	Schiebel Camcopter S-100	unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, military helicopter, unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2008	Phantom Ray	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2011	Orion	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2012	Shahed 129	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2013	Mohajem-92	unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2016	GJ-11	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, stealth aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2021	Kaman 22	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2021	Shahed 149	unmanned combat aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2021	Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, twin-turboprop airplane, high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle	Wikidata
class	weapon		loitering munition	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, disposable product, missile	Wikidata
class	weapon		missile drone	unmanned combat aerial vehicle, cruise missile	Wikidata
commons	image		Punisher drone set		Commons
commons	image		New Zealand Defence Forces Miniature UAV		Commons
commons	image		WT101-1		Commons
commons	image		WT201-2		Commons
commons	image		Wingman drone		Commons
commons	image		A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,, 2d Marine Division, shows how the U.S. Marine Corps Sky Raider functions to Ukrainian Army personnel during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 1, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, launches a U.S. Marine Corps Sky Raider while conducting a company sized raid during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 1, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		A SkyRaider unmanned aerial surveillance system is utilized to record training movements during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 2, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devin Sims, a native of Athens, Ala.		Commons
commons	image		RTAF U1-M		Commons