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Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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408 system profiles49 countries · Coverage & gaps →42 Ukrainian31 RussianConcepts & announcementsReported projects

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

Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Orca XLUUV

The US Navy's extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle programme, developed around modular mission payloads.

Development / trialsRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

PackBot 525

Portable US inspection and bomb-disposal robot with documented German deliveries and configurable hazard-sensing equipment.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

TALON robot family

Established US bomb-disposal and hazardous-inspection robot family, with successive generations that require separate specifications.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 100

Small untethered survey vehicle with a long naval mine-countermeasures history and numerous sensor configurations.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 300 / Lionfish platform

Portable modular AUV underpinning the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, with battery-dependent size, endurance and range.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 620

Medium-class modular AUV with multi-day advertised endurance and documented customer procurement and integration trials.

Order / production commitmentRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Concept / announced

Saildrone Spectre

A 52-metre uncrewed naval design announced in April 2026, with first sea trials planned for early 2027.

Concept / announcedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Saildrone Surveyor

A 20-metre ocean-going autonomous platform for deep-water mapping, maritime sensing and trials of additional naval payloads.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Saildrone Voyager

A 10-metre autonomous vessel for persistent coastal surveillance and seabed mapping, used in US and NATO maritime programmes.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Sea Hunter / Seahawk

US Navy autonomous trimarans that progressed from research prototypes to documented fleet activity, including Seahawk's 2026 carrier-group deployment.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Slocum G3

A buoyancy-driven oceanographic glider with established naval use and configurable environmental sensing.

In service / use documentedRead