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Air · Drone / systemIsrael

ROTEM

Small recoverable VTOL loitering munition with day and night sensors and publicly announced NATO customer contracts.

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Air · Drone / systemSouth Korea

RQ-101 Songolmae

South Korea's established corps-level reconnaissance UAV, which KAI says entered Republic of Korea Army use in 2001.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

RQ-170 Sentinel

A low-observable reconnaissance aircraft publicly acknowledged by the US Air Force, with very limited official technical disclosure.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

RQ-21A Blackjack

A runway-independent tactical reconnaissance system with a US naval programme specification distinct from today’s commercial Integrator configuration.

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Air · Drone / systemSaudi Arabia

Reported / unverified

Saqr-1

Saudi long-endurance UAV development programme publicly described by KACST in 2017; current production and service status remain unresolved.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

ScanEagle

A compact fixed-wing reconnaissance family with land and maritime applications, conventional recovery equipment and an optional FLARES VTOL support system.

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Air · Drone / systemSouth Africa

Seeker 400

Reusable tactical surveillance aircraft from Denel’s Seeker family, with optical and electronic intelligence payload options.

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Air · Drone / systemPakistan

Shahpar-II Block-II

A Pakistani MALE reconnaissance and armed aircraft, with distinct published performance figures for surveillance and armed configurations.

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Air · Drone / systemPakistan

Shahpar-III

GIDS's larger MALE aircraft offering, with multiple surveillance payload types and separately specified ISR and armed configurations.

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Air · Drone / systemSpain

Airbus U850 SIRTAP

Spanish tactical UAV programme ordered for Army and Air and Space Force ISR, with current Airbus delivery planning extending to 2028.

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Air · Drone / systemSweden / Switzerland

SKELDAR V-200

European uncrewed helicopter supporting naval reconnaissance and communications, with Belgian and Dutch training activity documented in 2025.

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Air · Drone / systemIsrael

Skylark 3 Hybrid

Small fixed-wing reconnaissance system combining combustion and electric propulsion for longer-duration tactical observation.

Supplier-reported statusRead