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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 aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Karakurt family

Compact Russian reconnaissance drone with manufacturer-reported military trials and later Karakurt-R exhibition variants.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftIran

Karrar

Iranian reusable jet-powered target and combat aircraft family, including an air-interception configuration publicly delivered in 2023.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselRussia

KMZ hydrographic USV (RK-700M derivative)

A separately described KMZ survey boat displayed in 2024, based on the RK-700M rather than an assumed common Vizir specification.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

General Dynamics Knifefish

A US Navy mine-countermeasure AUV derived from Bluefin technology, with its own sonar, integration and delivery record.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleNorway

Kongsberg MUNIN

A smaller modular survey AUV documented in Kongsberg's 2018 rental catalogue; current production and defence acceptance require updating.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Collaborative aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-FX

A compact collaborative-aircraft project shown as a full-size mock-up at ADEX 2025 and discussed as development work in 2026.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VS

A lift-and-cruise VTOL reconnaissance development related to the KUS-FT tactical-aircraft programme.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Korea

Korean Air KUS-VT

Korean Air's tiltrotor surveillance development, separately documented from the lift-and-cruise KUS-VS.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

KZO

Legacy German reconnaissance aircraft with parliamentary specifications and an operator-documented replacement programme.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselSouth Korea

Haegeom / Sea Sword family

A South Korean experimental USV family supporting surveillance and subsequent naval development programmes.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselSouth Korea

Concept / announced

Haegeom-X

A modular surface-vessel concept unveiled in 2025 and associated with South Korea's future uncrewed naval work.

Concept / announcedRead
Air · Interceptor aircraftUkraine

LITAVR

F-Drones interceptor with Ukrainian MoD-documented production and military deliveries, plus day and thermal imaging.

In service / use documentedRead