Imraan Faruque

Imraan Faruque
Born9 August 1984
Alexandria, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.S. Virginia Tech
Known forUAV Development

Dr. Imraan Faruque is an American who is most known as a designer and author in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) field. He is the designer responsible for a variety of UAVs, including several currently operational in Iraq, the most well-known being the R-series UAVs which are based on commercial airframes, along with work on Insitu's ScanEagle.[1] These vehicles are normally deployed as a part of reconnaissance missions as they are unarmed but carry either a significant camera or FLIR unit.

  1. ^ "US Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles". Description of some currently deployed military UAVs. 2006-07-18. Archived from the original on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-18.