Britain has amassed a force of 657 military drones, the Sunday People can reveal.
The £4billion fleet of unmanned aircraft built to probe deep into the deadliest warzones is one of the largest in the world.
And they include 10 Reaper MQ-9s, which are armed with Hellfire missiles plus laser-guided 500lb bombs and can hover 20,000ft above targets for more than 20 hours.