UAVs with the heaviest weapons payload

41 of the 113 UAVs in the WeaponSpecs database publish a weapons payload figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 72 UAVs with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

8 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 heaviest weapons payload, ranked by published weapons payload
#	System	Weapons payload	Source
1	Avenger (Predator C) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	2,948 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	Heron TP Israel Aerospace Industries	2,700 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	MQ-9B SkyGuardian General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	2,155 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	GJ-11 † AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)	2,000 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	MQ-9A Reaper General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	1,700 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
6	Bayraktar Akinci Baykar	1,500 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
7	Bayraktar Kizilelma Baykar	1,500 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	Anka-3 Turkish Aerospace Industries	1,200 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	CH-5 (Caihong-5) † China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)	1,000 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	WJ-700 (Falcon) † China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation	800 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-24
11	Aksungur Turkish Aerospace Industries	750 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	MQ-1C Gray Eagle General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	488 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	Wing Loong II † AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)	480 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
14	Wing Loong 10 † AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)	480 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	Jeniah ADASI	480 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-24
16	CH-6 (Caihong-6) † China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)	450 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-24
17	CH-4 (Caihong-4) † China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)	345 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	Hermes 900 Elbit Systems	300 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	Crossbow MBDA	300 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-02
20	Sokil-300 Luch Design Bureau	300 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-30
21	Bayraktar TB3 Baykar	280 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	Orion (Inokhodets) † Kronshtadt Group	250 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	Patroller Safran	250 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-26
24	Milkor 380 Milkor (Pty) Ltd	220 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-22
25	MQ-1 Predator General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	204 kg	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

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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