These Are The World’s Biggest Military Drone Exporters

The U.S. and Iran supplied 86% of the 16,822 military drones exported worldwide from 2022 to 2025, according to SIPRI’s arms-transfer data: 7,593 from the U.S. and 6,800 from Iran, out of 14 exporting countries. U.S. exports climbed from 1,010 in 2022 to 3,219 in 2024, then fell to 402 in 2025, while Iran kept delivering about 2,000 a year. Türkiye exported only 381 drones but sold to 28 countries