Preventive Arms Control for Small and Very Small Armed Aircraft and Missiles

List of small and very small uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) below 2 m size

Researchers: Mathias Pilch, Jürgen Altmann, Research Director: Dieter Suter
Project website: https://url.tu-dortmund.de/pacsam

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Please note that the sorting algorithm may not work properly for columns which include mixed data types.

Last update: 27.05.2021

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Notes

Empty cells indicate that no information was found from public sources.

Categories

• Status
• Commercially available
Available for purchase by the general public.
• Deployed
Reported to be deployed in a nation's military service.
• Development
Explicitly described to be in development stage or prototype presented to the public.
• In Service
Nation in which UAV has been in military service.
• Legacy
Described as a legacy product by manufacturer.
• On offer
Actively advertised by manufacturer, e.g. online.
• Ordered
Reported to be ordered by a nation for military service.
• Research
Fundamental problems with UAV designs still need to be solved.
• Research finished
Fundamental problems solved, no indication of further development found.
• Unclear
Information on status is either missing or outdated.
• Intro
Year first mentioned in media.
• Wingspan or rotor diameter
In case of a fixed-wing or flying-wing UAV, the wingspan is given. For rotary-wing aircraft, the diameter of the main rotor is given instead. Aircraft with ducted fans are actually larger, because of the shroud or duct that contains the propeller.
• Length
UAV length. For rotary-wing aircraft it is often unclear how this value was defined by the manufacturer.
• Altitude / AMSL
The altitude above sea level (ASL) is understood to be equal to the altitude above mean sea level (MSL).
• Endurance
Maximum flight time.

List of abbreviations

Abbreviation	Description
AGL	Above Ground Level
AMSL	Above Mean Sea Level
ASL	Above Sea Level
EO	Electro-optical
GCS	Ground Control System
GNSS	Global Navigation Satellite System
IMU	Inertial Measurement Unit
IR	Infrared Radiation
ISR	Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconaissance
MSL	Mean Sea Level
MTOW	Maximum Take-Off Weight
VTOL	Vertical Take-Off and Landing