UAVs with the longest endurance

88 of the 113 UAVs in the WeaponSpecs database publish an endurance figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 25 UAVs with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

3 of the 25 entries below (China, Russia) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

UAVs with the longest endurance, ranked by published endurance
#	System	Endurance	Source
1	Zephyr Airbus Defence and Space	1,536 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-26
2	CH-5 (Caihong-5) † China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)	60 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	Aksungur Turkish Aerospace Industries	49 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	Heron 1 Israel Aerospace Industries	45 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	Super Heron Israel Aerospace Industries	45 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	MQ-9B SkyGuardian General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	40 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	Hermes 900 Elbit Systems	36 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	RQ-4 Global Hawk Northrop Grumman	34 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
9	CH-4 (Caihong-4) † China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)	30 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Patroller Safran	30 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-26
11	Heron TP Israel Aerospace Industries	30 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	Milkor 380 Milkor (Pty) Ltd	30 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-22
13	MQ-9A Reaper General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	27 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
14	Bayraktar TB2 Baykar	27 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
15	Bayraktar TB2S Baykar	27 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	MQ-1C Gray Eagle General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	25 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	Mojave STOL General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	25 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-16
18	ANKA-S Turkish Aerospace Industries	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
19	Bayraktar Akinci Baykar	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
20	MQ-1 Predator General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	Bayraktar TB3 Baykar	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	Orion (Inokhodets) † Kronshtadt Group	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	MQ-4C Triton Northrop Grumman	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	ScanEagle Boeing	24 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	AR3 EVO Tekever	22 h	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-22

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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