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THE SYSTEM FILES

Find the system. Understand its role.

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 aircraftCzech Republic

Primoco One 150

Czech surveillance aircraft with current production reporting, military certification and a published payload-range baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSaudi Arabia

SkyGuard

Saudi tactical surveillance aircraft developed by PSDSARC, with a documented SAMI development and manufacturing contract; current fleet acceptance remains unconfirmed.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIndonesia

PTDI Black Eagle

Indonesia's MALE development, documented with programme specifications but without verified current military acceptance.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIndonesia

PTDI Wulung

An Indonesian reconnaissance aircraft with manufacturer-reported military airworthiness certification.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionUnited Arab Emirates

Concept / announced

QX-1 / QX-2 / QX-3 / QX-4

Original QX loitering-munition family, recorded with distinct rotary-wing and fixed-wing branches.

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Air · Reconnaissance aircraftDenmark

RQ-35 Heidrun

Danish portable reconnaissance aircraft with current and earlier supplier specifications retained as distinct baselines.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftUnited States

RQ-7 Shadow

A historically important tactical reconnaissance family; the US Army ended its RQ-7B programme in 2024, while other operators need separate status checks.

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Air · Reconnaissance aircraftDenmark

RQ-70 Dainn

Danish longer-endurance reconnaissance family with separate standard and long-range configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Multirole aircraftArgentina

RUAS-160

An Argentine coaxial uncrewed helicopter with documented naval configuration work and operator training.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Saeqeh / IRN-170 flying-wing family

Iranian flying-wing programme associated with the captured RQ-170, with distinct public family names and incompletely resolved variant specifications.

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Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Africa

Seeker 200

Denel's Seeker II-derived surveillance aircraft, with a published historical configuration separate from Seeker 400.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionUnited Arab Emirates

SHADOW 25

Jet-powered SHADOW configuration included in a documented UAE Armed Forces procurement announcement.

Order / production commitmentRead