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THE SYSTEM FILES

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Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

15 entries

Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Ababil-2

Iranian tactical UAV family with a documented Tajik production initiative and a historical public product specification.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIran

Ababil-3

Iranian runway-operated reconnaissance aircraft with government-reference identification and an operator-reported 2023 exercise appearance.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Fotros

Iranian long-endurance reconnaissance and combat programme recognised in military references; current fleet and production configuration remain unclear.

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Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Karrar

Iranian reusable jet-powered target and combat aircraft family, including an air-interception configuration publicly delivered in 2023.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Concept / announced

Mohajer-10

Iranian long-endurance multirole aircraft unveiled in August 2023; published performance remains an official claim, with current operational acceptance unresolved.

Concept / announcedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIran

Mohajer-2 / Mohajer-2N

Iranian tactical surveillance family with a published Qods product specification and a separately identified Mohajer-2N modernisation.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIran

Mohajer-4 / Hodhod

Iranian composite tactical reconnaissance aircraft with a distinct airframe and later Mohajer-4B developments.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Saeqeh / IRN-170 flying-wing family

Iranian flying-wing programme associated with the captured RQ-170, with distinct public family names and incompletely resolved variant specifications.

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Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Shahed-129

Iranian medium-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance and combat aircraft documented by US Army and NATO military references.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · One-way aircraftIran

Shahed-131 / Geran-1

Iranian-origin one-way aircraft identified by the US Defense Intelligence Agency and Ukraine under the Russian designation Geran-1.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · One-way aircraftIran

Shahed-238

Iranian jet-powered Shahed aircraft identified by Ukraine’s military intelligence as the predecessor/analogue of Russia’s Geran-3.

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Air · Drone / systemIran

Reported / unverified

Gaza / Shahed-149

Large Iranian multirole drone presented in official reporting; performance and service claims need independent corroboration.

Reported / unverifiedRead