how are drones able to fly from one city to another with small fuel tanks?

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How is it able to fly such long distance, without running out of fuel?

Drones for war = one way trip? It won’t be capable to return from a long journey right?

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They are incredibly lightweight and a well-designed craft needs surprisingly little fuel once it is in flight.

The commercial aircraft with the longest range is the Airbus A350 Ultra Long Range, and it can travel 11,000 mi on a single tank of fuel. Given that it is designed to be a passenger/cargo aircraft, a smaller aircraft designed for recon could conceivably travel even further.

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