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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 aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VT

Korean Air's tiltrotor surveillance development, separately documented from the lift-and-cruise KUS-VS.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

KZO

Legacy German reconnaissance aircraft with parliamentary specifications and an operator-documented replacement programme.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Interceptor aircraftUkraine

LITAVR

F-Drones interceptor with Ukrainian MoD-documented production and military deliveries, plus day and thermal imaging.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGreece

LOTUS

Greek-led tactical reconnaissance programme with a documented certification initiative and continuing manufacturer presentation.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

LUNA (original system)

Original German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, distinct from the later LUNA NG / HUSAR family.

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 · Reconnaissance aircraftUnited States

MQ-8 Fire Scout

The US Navy's historical uncrewed-helicopter family, with MQ-8B retired and MQ-8C subject to a documented divestment decision.

See profileRead
Air · Loitering munitionFrance

MV-100 VELOCE / LARINAE

French fixed-wing turbine-powered programme whose current product naming spans VELOCE and LARINAE.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionFrance

MX-10 DAMOCLES

French rotary-wing loitering-munition programme associated with Colibri, with supplier-reported qualification and deliveries.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftBrazil

Xmobots Nauru 100D

A portable Brazilian electric VTOL reconnaissance aircraft with separately proposed armed and swarm derivatives.

Supplier-reported statusRead