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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.

291 entries

Air · Drone / systemGermany

HX-2

German electric loitering munition with large Ukrainian production commitments and supplier-reported frontline testing.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemIndia

ideaForge SWITCH / SWITCH MINI

A portable Indian fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance family with documented Indian Army deliveries and a high-altitude configuration.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemUnited States

Integrator

A modular tactical reconnaissance aircraft with multiple payload bays and optional satellite communications and VTOL support equipment.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemUnited States

JUMP 20

A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemUnited States

JUMP 20-X

A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

KARGU

Rotary-wing loitering munition with optical sensing, documented supplier-reported service and continuing export orders.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

Korean Air LOWUS

A low-observable collaborative UAV prototype shown at ADEX 2025; the announcement distinguished it from smaller mock-up concepts.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FS / MUAV

South Korea's strategic reconnaissance UAV entered the production-aircraft testing phase in 2026, with initial Air Force delivery planned for early 2027.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FT

A South Korean tactical fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV with documented military operation, automatic flight and short-distance recovery.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemArgentina

Lipán M3

Argentine fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with an official Army specification and documented historical military use.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemGermany

LUNA NG / HUSAR

German tactical reconnaissance UAV, supplied to Ukraine and ordered by Germany under the HUSAR programme.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemTaiwan / United States

Mighty Hornet IV

A joint Taiwanese–American development that adapts the MQM-178 Firejet lineage into a distinct mission aircraft; published specifications remain limited.

Development / trialsRead