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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 · Multirole aircraftBrazil

FT-200 FH

Brazilian coaxial unmanned helicopter offered for surveillance and payload transport.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSpain

Fulmar X

Spanish-developed reusable surveillance aircraft, recorded against Thales’s dated launch baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionGermany

FV-014

European-developed electric loitering-munition programme with a documented German framework agreement.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftPakistan

GIDS Scout V30

A small electric fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance aircraft offered separately from GIDS' Scout quadcopters.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftPakistan

GIDS Super Ranger V150

A larger gasoline-powered VTOL surveillance offering in GIDS' Ranger range.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionPakistan

GIDS Yalghar 100 / 500

A Pakistani catalogue family with electrically powered Yalghar 100 and gasoline-powered Yalghar 500 configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Collaborative aircraftIndia

HAL CATS Warrior

HAL's collaborative combat-aircraft development, with prototype and subsystem work confirmed in a company earnings call.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael

Hermes 650 Spark

Tactical surveillance aircraft with documented customer testing and a separately proposed maritime operating concept.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Loitering munitionUnited Arab Emirates

HUNTER 2S

Small HUNTER aircraft with a 2026 supplier baseline and a family-level UAE procurement commitment.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Loitering munitionUnited Arab Emirates

HUNTER 5 / HUNTER 10

Two HUNTER configurations with a shared procurement announcement and clearly separated revision history.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftMexico

Hydra S45 Báalam

Mexican twin-engine tactical surveillance aircraft with a 10 kg payload baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftMexico

Hydra S50 Kukulkán

Larger Mexican development of S45 offering increased sensor capacity and endurance.

Supplier-reported statusRead