Hammer Drones

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the new face of the United States military: the Hammer Drones!"

- Hammer presenting the Hammer Drones.

The Hammer Drones are supporting antagonists of the 2010 Marvel film Iron Man 2. They are military drones built by Whiplash on behalf on Justin Hammer as part of the former's plan to exact revenge on Iron Man.

Role
Upon witnessing Whiplash's attack on Tony Stark at Monaco before his arrest, an impressed Hammer decides to recruit Whiplash to his cause by staging his death in order to cover his escape. At first, Hammer assigned Whiplash to create armored suits that can rival that of Stark's, but Whiplash states that building drones are much more better. Hammer agrees on this and commissions Whiplash to create the new drones (known as the Hammer Drones).

With the construction of the Hammer Drones completed, Hammer decides to unveil them for the Stark Expo in an attempt to secure a deal with the government. However, Iron Man confronts him for aiding Whiplash, just as the latter betrays Hammer by setting the drones to attack the surrounding area. Whiplash even raises the stakes by activating War Machine's armor to attack Iron Man against his will. However, Black Widow manages to break into Hammer's building and freed War Machine from Whiplash's control after defeating Hammer's bodyguards, allowing War Machine to help Iron Man fight off many of the Hammer Drones.

After Iron Man destroyed the remaining Hammer Drones with a powerful laser beam, he and War Machine used their laser beams to destroy Whiplash's armor suit. After Whiplash was defeated, he activated a self-destruct program that had all the destroyed or damaged drones explode, which created a spectacle of explosions all across the Expo. Fortunately, Iron Man and War Machine evaded the explosions for good.