The following is a list of unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated in various countries around the world. Listed with primary mission(s) and year of first flight.
India is also planning to buy UAVs two troops (eight drones each) of IAI Heron from Israel.Under the Rs 1,200 crore contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Army will begin inducting these new Heron drones from January 2014. Also, India is developing UAVs that are capable of flying on solar power. Developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation, New Delhi and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore)
Pakistan has been pursuing a highly active and successful UAV development program. This is being done in order to reduce dependence on foreign countries who have not been keen to supply UAVs to Pakistan, despite the fact that they would be useful in Pakistan's operations against terrorists. These circumstances forced Pakistan to initiate an indigenous effort to develop UAV technology in the early and mid-2000s. In Pakistan, UAVs are now being designed and manufactured by several state-owned and private defence production and high-tech organizations. Prominent among them are the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Integrated Dynamics, SATUMA and GIDS.