AIR DOMINANCE VECTOR5TH/6TH GEN AIR SUPERIORITY

Combat UAVs & Wingmen

Stealth Fighters, 4.5+ Gen Multi-Role, Strategic Bombers, Combat UAVs & Attack Helicopters

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Sub-Domain:All Air Systems 5th/6th Gen Stealth Fighters 4.5+ Gen Multi-Role Strategic Bombers Combat UAVs & Wingmen Attack Helicopters

Top 5 Air Dominance Capability Pentagon

Stealth & RCS • Avionics & AESA • Kinematics • Payload • Survivability & EW

TOP 5 CONTENDERS

Multi-dimensional sub-scores normalized on a 0-100 tactical scale evaluated by the GMR Multi-Domain Scoring Engine.

Top Air Dominance Contenders

#1🇺🇸

Switchblade 300United States • AeroVironment

AttritableUnmanned54.9

#2🇺🇦

FPV Drone (Commercial)Global • Commercial Off-The-Shelf

AttritableUnmanned50.1

#3🇺🇸

MQ-9 ReaperUnited States • General Atomics

Gen447.4

#4🇨🇳

Wing Loong IIChina • Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)

Gen446.7

#5🇮🇷

Shahed-136Iran • Shahed Aviation Industries

AttritableUnmanned44.6

Hardware-Dominant Kill-Chain WeightingReal-Time Fleet Overmatch

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Switchblade 300

AttritableUnmanneddronesAeroVironment

United States• Introduced: 20116 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index54.9

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US4000 🇺🇦UA1000 🇬🇧GB200

Radar SensorNone

Max VelocityMach 0.13

Combat Radius9 km

Service Ceiling5k m

Stealth & RCS70.0

Avionics & AESA80.1

Kinematics42.5

Payload45.5

Survivability & EW54.5

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FPV Drone (Commercial)

AttritableUnmanneddronesCommercial Off-The-Shelf

Global• Introduced: 202220 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index50.1

Fielded Operators:🇺🇦UA100000 🇷🇺RU80000

Radar SensorNone

Max VelocityMach 0.11

Combat Radius5 km

Service Ceiling2k m

Stealth & RCS72.3

Avionics & AESA63.5

Kinematics44.6

Payload41.0

Survivability & EW44.6

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MQ-9 Reaper

Gen4dronesGeneral Atomics

United States• Introduced: 20079 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index47.4

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US300 🇬🇧GB10 🇮🇹IT6 🇫🇷FR12

Radar SensorAN/APY-8 Lynx II Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI)

Max VelocityMach 0.39

Combat Radius833 km

Service Ceiling15k m

Stealth & RCS36.3

Avionics & AESA65.8

Kinematics56.3

Payload64.1

Survivability & EW62.3

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Wing Loong II

Gen4dronesAviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)

China• Introduced: 201711 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index46.7

Fielded Operators:🇨🇳CN150 🏳️AE40 🇸🇦SA50 🇪🇬EG32

Radar SensorSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and electro-optical/infrared reconnaissance turret

Max VelocityMach 0.30

Combat Radius1800 km

Service Ceiling10k m

Stealth & RCS40.0

Avionics & AESA62.5

Kinematics63.9

Payload51.1

Survivability & EW58.9

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Shahed-136

AttritableUnmanneddronesShahed Aviation Industries

Iran• Introduced: 20212 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index44.6

Fielded Operators:🇮🇷IR2000 🇷🇺RU3000

Radar SensorNone

Max VelocityMach 0.15

Combat Radius900 km

Service Ceiling4k m

Stealth & RCS51.3

Avionics & AESA51.3

Kinematics49.5

Payload41.9

Survivability & EW51.5

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Bayraktar TB2

Gen4dronesBaykar Defense

Turkey• Introduced: 201434 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index43.9

Fielded Operators:🇹🇷TR200 🇺🇦UA50 🏳️AZ30 🇵🇱PL24

Radar SensorAselsan CATS (Common Aperture Targeting System) electro-optical / IR pod

Max VelocityMach 0.18

Combat Radius135 km

Service Ceiling8k m

Stealth & RCS47.5

Avionics & AESA57.4

Kinematics43.8

Payload51.6

Survivability & EW59.6

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Orlan-10

Gen3dronesSpecial Technology Center

Russia• Introduced: 20104 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index24.3

Fielded Operators:🇷🇺RU1500 🏳️KZ20

Radar SensorNone

Max VelocityMach 0.12

Combat Radius270 km

Service Ceiling5k m

Stealth & RCS43.8

Avionics & AESA80.9

Kinematics41.4

Payload7.0

Survivability & EW53.6