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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 · Reconnaissance aircraftIndia

ideaForge ZOLT

A tactical VTOL reconnaissance family offered in electric, hybrid and high-altitude hybrid configurations.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftSerbia

IKA-20

Serbian six-rotor defence aircraft with official manufacturer attribution and a broader family of mission configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionAustralia

Innovaero OWL-B

Australian electric loitering aircraft under an ASCA delivery-phase contract with official exercise evidence.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Multirole aircraftFinland / Ukraine

Insta Steel Eagle ER

Finnish/Ukrainian defence-drone integration with disclosed partner roles but limited public air-vehicle specifications.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Multirole aircraftSaudi Arabia / Brazil

Samoom

Saudi twin-engine surveillance aircraft development with a reported Brazilian design partner; exhibition models and historical first-flight forecasts do not establish operational service.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Concept aircraftUnited Arab Emirates

Concept / announced

JENIAH

Emirati uncrewed combat-aircraft programme with a published design baseline; exhibition and product material do not establish operational acceptance.

Concept / announcedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

KAI Next Corps UAV

KAI's next-generation corps-level surveillance programme, with manufacturer dimensions but incomplete published performance fields.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Goliath family

Russian compact copter family marketed for reconnaissance, including the Goliath-RU designation shown in September 2026.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Karakurt family

Compact Russian reconnaissance drone with manufacturer-reported military trials and later Karakurt-R exhibition variants.

Development / trialsRead
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 · Collaborative aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-FX

A compact collaborative-aircraft project shown as a full-size mock-up at ADEX 2025 and discussed as development work in 2026.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VS

A lift-and-cruise VTOL reconnaissance development related to the KUS-FT tactical-aircraft programme.

Development / trialsRead