Brezpilotno bojno letalo (UCAV) (ang. unmanned combat air vehicle tudi combat drone) je brezpilotni letalnik oz. zrakoplov, ki je po navadi oborožen. Z zrakoplovom upravljajo operaterji (piloti) z brezžičnim radijskim vodenjem, na daljavo.
UCAV-i imajo prednost pred letali s človeško posadko, da ne potrebujejo kokpita, ne potrebujejo krmilnih palic, katapultnega sedeža, sistema za presurizacijo in oklepa. Zato so plovila UCAV manjša, lažja in cenejša.Trenutna generacija brezpilotnih letal je še v povojih, večinoma imajo manjše sposobnosti kot primerljivi lovci.
Primeri UCAV zrakoplovov Opomba: nekateri zrakoplovi so samo koncepti in se ne bodo serijsko proizvajali Ime Izdelovalec Država A-10PCAS Elbit Systems Izrael Sky-X (TD) Alenia Aeronautica Italija Eitan Israel Aerospace Industries Izrael Harop Israel Aerospace Industries Izrael Burraq Pakistanske letalske sile Pakistan AURA Defence Research and Development Organisation Indija Taranis (TD) BAE Systems Združeno kraljestvo Dassault nEUROn (TD) Dassault Aviation Francija Španija Italija Švedska Grčija Rustom (TD) Defence Research and Development Organisation Indija Avenger General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ZDA X-47A (TD)/B (TD)/C Northrop Grumman ZDA Armstechno Dulo (TD) Armstechno Bolgarija Bateleur (TD) Denel Dynamics Južna Afrika Anka-TP (SIHA) Turkish Aerospace Industries Turčija Ra'd Iran Karrar Iran Sofreh Mahi Iran Shahed 129 Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center Iran Barracuda (TD) EADS Nemčija Španija Skat Mikoyan Rusija
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