Some modern drones, compared by size
An F-16 split in two at Eglin AFB during testing of a flight termination/self-destruct system for QF-16s (Aug 10, 2010). Nasty business!
Source: twitter.com
Ukrainian UUV Toloka
Kiowa-to-drone conversion
An MQ-9 with one pylon already taken up with a fuel tank to extend the drone's range.
Source: thedrive.com
A Hermes 900 drone with the SkyEye WAPS system.
Source: thedrive.com
An MQ-9 in Afghanistan carrying the Gorgon Stare wide-area surveillance system.
Source: thedrive.com
UTC Aerospace Systems' Agile Pod
AgilePod is a "lego-like" system that can consist of between three and five individual sections, each of which is able to house a different sensor system.
Source: thedrive.com
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Robot Television Tank Radio Craft, April 1945 Cover by Alex Schomburg
Explosive Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Found Near Savastopol, Crimea
Unidentified drone Identified: Rutan Tier II mock-up
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Chinese wasp-killing drone