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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.

65 entries

Air · Multirole aircraftUnited States

PDW C100

An American modular tactical quadcopter with documented Army use and configurable observation and communications payloads.

In service / use documentedRead
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.

See profileRead
Underwater · Underwater gliderUnited States

Teledyne Slocum Sentinel

A larger Slocum glider intended for long-duration sensing, with a documented 2026 naval acoustic demonstration.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron CUSV / MCM USV

The US Navy's modular mine-countermeasure surface craft, with a distinct configuration from the newer MMUSV.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron Multi Mission USV

The fifth-generation CUSV derivative introduced in January 2026 under a development, testing and delivery award.

Order / production commitmentRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

Textron TSUNAMI family

A commercially based USV family combining Brunswick hulls with Textron autonomy, with US Navy sales and a 2026 DIU award.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-21

A large, deep-rated survey AUV with interchangeable sensor and battery modules.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-9

Portable electric AUV combining seabed sonar, imaging and environmental data collection.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

MARTAC Devil Ray T38

A modular autonomous catamaran used for naval experimentation and range support, with an eight-day mission reported in 2026.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Dive-LD

A modular large-diameter AUV marketed for defence and commercial deep-water missions.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

MUTT / S-MET

US Army load-carrying ground robot based on GDLS MUTT, with a separate newer MUTT XM offering.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Manta Ray

An extra-large underwater technology demonstrator exploring long-duration autonomous operations.

Development / trialsRead