The FY'08 Request for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

February 5, 2007

For more information contact: Christopher Hellman, chellman@armscontrolcenter.org

Highlights | Topline | Weapons | BMD | UAV | Discretionary | Global

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue to prove their worth on the modern battlefield performing a wide range of surveillance missions and an increasing number of strike missions as more and different types of armed UAVs enter the aresenal.


($ in Millions)
   FY'07
Total
Number		 FY'08
Request
Number
Global Hawk (Air Force) 695.7 5 876.3 5
Predator MQ-1 (Air Force) 361.0 26 375.0 24
Reaper MQ-9 (Air Force) ---- ---- 140.1 4
Warrior (Army) 130.3 ---- 163.7 12
Shadow (Army) 51.9 ---- 47.5 ----
Raven (Army) 10.2 ---- 22.7 300

Source: DoD's Program Acquisiton Costs By Weapon System, February 2007.

For more information contact: Christopher Hellman, chellman@armscontrolcenter.org