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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.

408 entries

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
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Vityaz-D

A Russian full-ocean-depth autonomous research complex, separate from operational naval UUV claims.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Yunona

A small modular survey and search AUV with a manufacturer-published 1,000-metre depth rating.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Remotely operated underwater vehicleSweden

Saab Double Eagle MDS / SAROV

A mine-countermeasure vehicle family spanning a tether-powered ROV and a battery-capable hybrid ROV/AUV.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Remotely operated underwater vehicleSweden

Saab Double Eagle MuMNS

A reusable tethered underwater vehicle integrated into French and British mine-countermeasure programmes.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Remotely operated underwater vehicleSweden

Saab Sea Wasp

A portable tethered inspection and explosive-ordnance-disposal support ROV with documented US prototype deliveries.

In service / use documentedRead
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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Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselFrance

Seaquest-S 930

A compact French surface vessel for maritime observation, protection and modular mission demonstrations.

Development / trialsRead