Drone types
Which drones are involved? A reference catalogue of the drone types that appear most often in incident reporting: who makes them, where they are produced, who uses them and what they are estimated to cost.
Cost figures are published estimates from think tanks, governments and media, with the source and year for each. They vary widely and are not DroneLedger assessments. A dossier is linked to a type only when its sources name that type.
One-way attack drone Shahed-136 / Geran-2 Origin Iran, RussiaUnit cost $20k–$80k per aircraft, estimate (2025)One-way attack drone Shahed-131 / Geran-1 Origin Iran, RussiaUnit cost No published estimate foundOne-way attack drone Geran-3 (jet) / Shahed-238 Origin Russia, IranUnit cost No published estimate found1 dossier Decoy drone Gerbera Origin RussiaUnit cost $10k per aircraft, reported (2025)1 dossier Loitering munition Lancet (Izdeliye 51/52/53) Origin RussiaUnit cost $35k–$40k per aircraft, estimate (2026)Tactical reconnaissance Orlan-10 Origin RussiaUnit cost $87k–$120k per aircraft, estimate (2024)Armed MALE drone Bayraktar TB2 Origin TürkiyeUnit cost $1M–$5.5M per aircraft, disputed (2022)Armed MALE drone Bayraktar Akinci Origin TürkiyeUnit cost No published estimate foundArmed MALE drone Mohajer-6 Origin IranUnit cost No published estimate foundOne-way attack drone Samad-1 / Samad-2 / Samad-3 (Houthi) Origin Yemen, IR (alleged)Unit cost No published estimate foundOne-way attack drone Qasef-1 / Qasef-2K (Houthi) Origin Yemen, IR (design lineage)Unit cost No published estimate foundOne-way attack drone Liutyi (An-196) Origin UkraineUnit cost $200k per aircraft, estimate (2024)One-way attack drone Bober / Beaver (UJ-26) Origin UkraineUnit cost $94.868k–$108k per aircraft, reported (2023)One-way attack drone Fire Point FP-1 Origin UkraineUnit cost $55k–$75k per aircraft, reported (2026)FPV quadcopter FPV kamikaze quadcopter Origin Ukraine, RussiaUnit cost $300–$2k per aircraft, reported (2026)Commercial quadcopter DJI Mavic 3 (Classic, 3T) Origin ChinaUnit cost $1.469k–$2.049k per aircraft, retail-list (2022)Commercial quadcopter DJI Matrice (30T, 300 RTK, 350 RTK) Origin ChinaUnit cost $8.979k–$17.302k per aircraft, retail-list (2026)Tactical reconnaissance Ayoub (Hezbollah) Origin IR (per Hezbollah), LebanonUnit cost No published estimate foundTactical reconnaissance Mirsad-1 / Mersad (Hezbollah) Origin Iran, LebanonUnit cost No published estimate foundArmed MALE drone MQ-9 Reaper Origin United StatesUnit cost $30M–$32M per aircraft, estimate (2024)Loitering munition Switchblade 300 / 600 Origin United StatesUnit cost $52.914k–$80k per round, reported (2023)Loitering munition IAI Harop Origin IsraelUnit cost No published estimate foundArmed MALE drone Elbit Hermes 900 Origin IsraelUnit cost $15M–$20M per system, estimate (2017)Armed MALE drone Wing Loong II Origin ChinaUnit cost $1M–$2M per aircraft, estimate (2018)