Military drone

Vehicles used in drone warfare include unmanned combat aerial vehicles, uncrewed surface vessels,{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=H. I. |date=2025-05-04 |title=First Image Of Ukraine's Sidewinder-Armed Magura V7 Surface Drone |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/05/first-image-of-ukraines-sidewinder-armed-magura-v7-surface-drone/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}} unmanned ground vehicles,{{Cite web |title=Czech Company Unveils Autonomous Ground Drone for Military Logistics |url=https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/28/czech-autonomous-ground-drone/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |language=en-US}} unmanned underwater vehicles,{{Cite web |last=Ziezulewicz |first=Geoff |date=2025-01-14 |title=What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of |url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/what-the-navys-massive-orca-submarine-drone-is-actually-capable-of |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}} and space drones.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |title=SpaceX launches US military space drone for secretive research mission |url=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231229-spacex-launches-us-military-spacecraft-for-secretive-research-mission |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=France 24 |language=en}} Drones are increasingly used in war.{{Cite web |title=The First India-Pakistan Drone War |url=https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/the-first-india-pakistan-drone-war/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}} Some drones are used by both civilians and military.{{Cite web |title=Kongsberg Delivers Underwater Drone Prototype for US Navy Deep Water Project |url=https://thedefensepost.com/2025/02/27/kongsberg-underwater-drone-prototype/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |language=en-US}} The difference between military robots and military drones is unclear as of 2025: some say that lethal autonomous weapons are robots whereas others describe “fully autonomous military drones”.{{Cite web |title=Military drone systems in the EU and global context: Types, capabilities and regulatory frameworks |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2025/772885/EPRS_BRI(2025)772885_EN.pdf}} Artificial intelligence is not widely used in military drones as of 2025, but is being tested.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=Taiwan to test kamikaze sea drone to ‘support coastal assault operations’ |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3312794/taiwan-ready-test-kamikaze-sea-drone-designed-support-coastal-assault-operations |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} Whether military drones can drill underground is unknown as of 2025.{{Cite web |title=Stealth Drilling Drone Could Help Military – Research at Nebraska |url=https://research.unl.edu/annualreport/2018/stealth-drilling-drone-could-help-military/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |language=en-US}} Drones may be commanded by a separate branch of the armed forces, such as Unmanned Systems Forces. Military drones are regulated by international law.