How the drones compare
1,850
300
140
Range
km
463
175
175
Top speed
Km/h
27
17
16
50
155
4
Endurance
Hours
Reaper
Hermes 450
Watchkeeper
Manufacturer Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer General Atomics
Weapons normally RAF carries two
500lb laser guided bombs and four
Hellfire anti-tank missiles
Manufacturer Thales UK/Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer BAE Systems/GEC
Weapons none
Phoenix Battlefield
Surveillance UAV System
Manufacturer
General Atomics
Weapons normally RAF
carries two 500lb laser
guided bombs and four
Hellfire anti-tank missiles
How the drones compare
Reaper
1,850
Hermes 450
300
Watchkeeper
140
Phoenix
155
Phoenix
50
Range
km
Reaper
463
Hermes 450
175
Watchkeeper
175
Top speed
Km/h
Reaper
27
Hermes 450
17
Watchkeeper
16
Phoenix
4
Endurance
Hours
Reaper
Hermes 450
Watchkeeper
Manufacturer
Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer
Thales UK/Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer
BAE Systems/GEC
Weapons none
Phoenix
How the drones compare
Reaper
1,850
Hermes 450
300
Watchkeeper
140
Phoenix
155
Phoenix
50
Range
km
Reaper
463
Hermes 450
175
Watchkeeper
175
Top speed
Km/h
Reaper
27
Hermes 450
17
Watchkeeper
16
Phoenix
4
Endurance
Hours
Reaper
Hermes 450
Watchkeeper
Manufacturer Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer General Atomics
Weapons normally RAF carries
two 500lb laser guided
bombs and four Hellfire anti-
tank missiles
Manufacturer Thales UK/Elbit
Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer BAE Systems/GEC
Weapons none
Phoenix Battlefield Surveillance
How the drones compare
Reaper
1,850
Hermes 450
300
Watchkeeper
140
Phoenix
155
Phoenix
50
Range
km
Reaper
463
Hermes 450
175
Watchkeeper
175
Top speed
Km/h
Reaper
27
Hermes 450
17
Watchkeeper
16
Phoenix
4
Endurance
Hours
Reaper
Hermes 450
Watchkeeper
Manufacturer Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer General Atomics
Weapons normally RAF carries two
500lb laser guided bombs and four
Hellfire anti-tank missiles
Manufacturer Thales UK/Elbit Systems
Weapons none
Manufacturer BAE Systems/GEC
Weapons none
Phoenix Battlefield Surveillance UAV System