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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 · Drone / systemUnited States

JUMP 20-X

A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

KARGU

Rotary-wing loitering munition with optical sensing, documented supplier-reported service and continuing export orders.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

Korean Air LOWUS

A low-observable collaborative UAV prototype shown at ADEX 2025; the announcement distinguished it from smaller mock-up concepts.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FS / MUAV

South Korea's strategic reconnaissance UAV entered the production-aircraft testing phase in 2026, with initial Air Force delivery planned for early 2027.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

KUS-FT

A South Korean tactical fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV with documented military operation, automatic flight and short-distance recovery.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemArgentina

Lipán M3

Argentine fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with an official Army specification and documented historical military use.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemGermany

LUNA NG / HUSAR

German tactical reconnaissance UAV, supplied to Ukraine and ordered by Germany under the HUSAR programme.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemTaiwan / United States

Mighty Hornet IV

A joint Taiwanese–American development that adapts the MQM-178 Firejet lineage into a distinct mission aircraft; published specifications remain limited.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemSouth Africa

Milkor 380

South African medium-altitude aircraft programme offering long-duration surveillance and multiple military payload configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemIsrael

Mini HARPY

Electrically propelled loitering munition combining optical and anti-radiation sensing in a smaller IAI system.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Drone / systemIran

Mohajer-6

Iranian reusable reconnaissance and armed aircraft documented in Iranian service and in aircraft recovered during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemUnited States

MQ-25A Stingray

A carrier-based unmanned aerial-refuelling programme. Boeing announced the first low-rate production lot of three aircraft on 14 September 2026.

Order / production commitmentRead