Every unmanned system and counter-drone platform referenced across the series, organised by operational role. Images are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licences.
Historical (Pre-2000)#
| Balloon Bomb Austria · 1849  | Kettering Bug USA · 1918  | V-1 Flying Bomb Nazi Germany · 1944  |
| Ryan Model 147 "Lightning Bug" USA · 1960s–70s  | Tadiran Mastiff Israel · 1970s  | IAI Scout Israel · 1980s  |
| RQ-1 / MQ-1 Predator USA · 1994  |
Loitering Munitions#
| Shahed-136 / Geran-2 Iran · ~$20,000  | Lancet-3 / KUB-BLA Russia · 2019  | Switchblade 600 USA · ~$6,000  |
| IAI Harop Israel · 2009  | Quds-1 Iran / Hezbollah · 2019  | Ababil-T Iran / Hezbollah  |
| Samad Houthis, Yemen  | Yafa Drone Houthis, Yemen  |
Tactical, Reconnaissance and Strike#
| Bayraktar TB2 Turkey · ~$5M  | MQ-9 Reaper USA · $32M  | IAI Heron TP Israel · 2007  |
| CASC CH-4 China · ~$4M  | Wing Loong I / II China · ~$1–4M  | Mohajer-6 Iran · 2017  |
| Orlan-10 Russia · ~$87,000  | UJ-22 Airborne Ukraine · 2020  | PD-2 Ukraine · 2019  |
FPV and Improvised#
| FPV Kamikaze Both sides · ~$500  | Saker Ukraine · semi-autonomous  | UDAR Russia · decoy  |
Autonomous and Swarm Concepts#
| Lucas / FLM-136 USA · reverse-engineered Shahed  | Merops USA · low-cost interceptor  | Grey Wolf China · swarm prototype  |
Counter-Drone and Air Defence#
| Iron Beam Israel · laser intercept  | Tor-M2 Russia · SAM vs drones  | Pantsir-S1 Russia · gun/missile hybrid  |
| Krasukha-4 Russia · EW jammer  | R-330Zh Zhitel Russia · comms jammer  |
Commercial Drones Adapted for War#
| DJI Mavic China · reconnaissance  |
Images sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licences (CC BY-SA, public domain). This list covers both airborne drones and ground-based counter-drone systems referenced in the series. "Drone" is used broadly to include loitering munitions, MALE strike platforms, and improvised FPV weapons.