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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 · Cargo aircraftAustralia

Corvo PPDS-HL

Heavy-lift disposable flying wing for logistics and lightweight sensor missions.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Africa

Hungwe

Small South African surveillance-aircraft programme, historically developed for defence and civil observation applications.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael / Austria

Dominator / Dominator XP

Twin-engine surveillance conversion based on the Diamond DA42 civil-aircraft platform.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Multirole aircraftUkraine

Dovbush T40

Ukrainian long-range aircraft codified in August 2026, with reconnaissance and strike configurations described by the MoD.

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Air · Multirole aircraftCanada

Draganfly Commander 3XL

A Canadian-manufactured modular quadcopter with military evaluation orders and payload-dependent endurance.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIndia

DRDO Archer

Indian piston-powered tactical aircraft documented in DRDO's export catalogue; distinct from the larger Archer-NG programme.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIndia

DRDO Nishant

A historical Indian Army reconnaissance system with launcher take-off and parachute recovery; current fleet availability is unconfirmed.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIndia

DRDO Panchi

The wheeled take-off-and-landing derivative of Nishant, with flight testing recorded by DRDO.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftThailand

DTI D-Eyes 02

A Thai hand-launched mini-UAS officially handed to the Marine Corps as a prototype for evaluation.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftItaly

Falco Xplorer

Italian medium-altitude surveillance aircraft with documented flight testing and a published multisensor baseline.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Loitering munitionIsrael

Firefly / L-SPIKE 1X

Small rotary-wing loitering-munition lineage with earlier Firefly and revised L-SPIKE 1X baselines kept distinct.

Supplier-reported statusRead
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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