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DISPATCH 02/26 · 9 Jun 2026
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Wing Loong II

China’s MQ-9-class armed drone — a turboprop MALE UCAV with 480 kg payload, 32-h endurance, and a combat-proven export record from Libya to Yemen and Sudan, priced to undercut Western alternatives.

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Russia

Orion (Inokhodets)

Russia's indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance combat drone — a reconnaissance-strike platform used in limited numbers over Ukraine and marketed for export.

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USA

MQ-9 Reaper

The MQ-9 Reaper is the U.S. military's workhorse armed MALE UCAV—a long-endurance, remotely-piloted aircraft used for ISR and precision strike, fielded by the USAF and over a dozen allies, with a combat record spanning from the Black Sea to the Red Sea.