Drone companies

Indian state aerospace prime (founded 1940); developing the CATS Warrior loyal-wingman UCAV (a public-private programme with NewSpace), building 3/5/7-tonne prototypes, within its broader military-aircraft and UAV manufacturing.

Israeli state-owned aerospace prime (founded 1953); the Malat division builds the Heron family of MALE ISR UAVs and the Harop/Harpy loitering munitions.

Spanish defense prime; tactical Tarsis UAS (incl. armed Tarsis-W) and VALERO loitering munition, via its 2025 acquisition of Aertec DAS; building a multipurpose drone factory in León.

South Korean aerospace prime (formed 1999); built the RQ-101 Night Intruder — South Korea's first indigenous tactical ISR UAV — and develops follow-on unmanned systems.

US defense-technology company; the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost stealth UCAV / collaborative-combat-aircraft (loyal wingman) and the UTAP-22 Mako, from its Unmanned Systems Division, for the US Air Force.

Russian UAV maker; the Orion (Inokhodets) MALE UAV — an ISR platform with a limited guided-munition strike capability — developed under a Russian Ministry of Defence programme. Under US (OFAC/BIS), EU, and UK sanctions.

Turkish UAV maker (founded 2003 as Vestel Savunma, renamed Lentatek ~2022); the Karayel MALE ISR/strike UAV (NATO STANAG 4671), in service with the Turkish and Saudi armed forces, plus the Kargı loitering munition.

South African defense manufacturer (founded 1981, originally the 40 mm grenade-launcher maker); the Milkor 380 MALE UCAV — the largest African-designed UAV (35-hour endurance, 2,000+ km, 95% locally built), with a Saudi production deal pending.

Taiwan's state-owned defense R&D and systems house; the Teng Yun (Cloud Rider) MALE UCAV and the Albatross tactical ISR UAS.

US defense prime; major unmanned-aircraft programs — the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton high-altitude ISR UAVs and the MQ-8 Fire Scout autonomous helicopter — fielded by the US, Australian and other forces.

Finnish defense company (State of Finland 50.1% / Kongsberg 49.9%); Patria SKY/ONE/GEO drone systems following its 2024 acquisition of Nordic Drones.

Italian aerospace manufacturer (founded 1884, Genoa); the P.1HH HammerHead MALE ISR UAV (based on the P.180 Avanti, ordered by the UAE). Acquired by Turkey's Baykar in 2024, which is investing to revive the P.1HH and develop UAV engines.

Indonesian state aerospace manufacturer (Indonesian Aerospace, founded 1976); the Elang Hitam (Black Eagle) MALE UAV — 24-hour endurance, 300 kg payload, an armed platform planned for the Indonesian Air Force — one of the few indigenous MALE-class programmes outside the US, Turkey and India.

German manufacturer of fixed-wing VTOL unmanned aerial systems for ISR and reconnaissance.

Noida defense-drone maker (founded 2017); a vertically-integrated range — the mR10 swarm, mR20 high-altitude logistics, X8 maritime-patrol and Bharat surveillance UAVs — in service with the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitaries. Raised a $100M Series B (2025), India's largest defence-tech round.

Turkish state aerospace prime (TUSAŞ/TAI); Anka and Aksungur MALE unmanned aerial vehicles.

Polish unmanned-systems group; FlyEye ISR UAVs, Warmate loitering munitions and the Gladius system. Won a ~€2.75B Polish UAV order in 2025 under the EU SAFE programme (TVP World, 2025).

Chinese unmanned-helicopter maker (founded 2015, Zhuhai); the Blowfish A2/A3 weaponized rotary UAVs — multi-payload (surveillance, gun or bomb) with autonomous swarm capability — marketed for export.