Tactical ISR

LUNA (original system)

Original German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, distinct from the later LUNA NG / HUSAR family.

KZO

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

Airboxer / HEF 32

Dutch uncrewed helicopter for surveillance and maritime applications, with a manufacturer-documented naval development relationship.

Fulmar X

Spanish-developed reusable surveillance aircraft, recorded against Thales’s dated launch baseline.

TEKEVER ARX

TEKEVER’s larger surveillance-aircraft development, with published design figures and modular mission equipment.

Black Hornet 3

Nano reconnaissance helicopter with a distinct third-generation sensor and performance baseline.

Black Hornet PD-100 (early generation)

Early Black Hornet personal reconnaissance system, kept separate from later heavier aircraft generations.

CAMCOPTER S-300

Larger Schiebel uncrewed helicopter undergoing flight tests and selected for the European SWORD research programme.

CAMCOPTER S-101

Defence-oriented rotary aircraft unveiled in 2025, with payload and fuel sharing a stated load allowance.

CAMCOPTER S-301

Larger defence-oriented Schiebel rotary aircraft with published payload-dependent endurance configurations.

Primoco One 150

Czech surveillance aircraft with current production reporting, military certification and a published payload-range baseline.

LOTUS

Greek-led tactical reconnaissance programme with a documented certification initiative and continuing manufacturer presentation.

Penguin C Mk2 conventional-launch family

Conventional-launch Penguin reconnaissance aircraft, separated from the existing Mk2.5 VTOL profile and its operator history.

Vrabac

Serbian short-range day/night reconnaissance aircraft identified in official military equipment material.

IKA-20

Serbian six-rotor defence aircraft with official manufacturer attribution and a broader family of mission configurations.

Orbiter 2 ISR

Electric mini reconnaissance aircraft with a current thirteen-kilogram technical baseline.

Orbiter 3

Electric tactical reconnaissance aircraft with a versioned ten-hour supplier baseline and optional VTOL kit.

Orbiter 4 / VTOL

Tactical surveillance family with separately stated conventional and VTOL endurance.

Orbiter 5

Larger runway-independent Orbiter surveillance platform with a seventy-five-kilogram published baseline.

Aerostar NG

Current Aerostar surveillance configuration, recorded separately from the family’s earlier customer history.

Skylark I-LEX

Portable electric reconnaissance aircraft representing a later evolution of the Skylark I family.

Skylark 3 (original electric)

Original Skylark 3 tactical reconnaissance aircraft, kept separate from the later Hybrid model.

TOGAN

Turkish reconnaissance quadcopter with separately published standard, CRPA and KERKES configurations.

Concept / announced

TOGAN-M

Smaller STM reconnaissance quadcopter unveiled in May 2026 with a distinct lightweight baseline.

TURUL / STM VTOL

Turkish fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance system with a current thirty-five-kilogram product baseline.

Spy'Ranger 330 / SMDR

French Army reconnaissance aircraft with documented deliveries, deployed use and a versioned military type certificate.

ALADIN

German short-range reconnaissance aircraft with a public Bundeswehr technical baseline and documented military use.

RQ-35 Heidrun

Danish portable reconnaissance aircraft with current and earlier supplier specifications retained as distinct baselines.

RQ-70 Dainn

Danish longer-endurance reconnaissance family with separate standard and long-range configurations.

Insta Steel Eagle ER

Finnish/Ukrainian defence-drone integration with disclosed partner roles but limited public air-vehicle specifications.

OMEN

Joint American–Emirati tail-sitter aircraft programme with a UAE order and a future production timetable.

BZK-005 / Changying

Chinese reconnaissance aircraft independently documented in flight by Japan's defence authorities; domestic and export variants require separate data.

WZ-8

Chinese specialised high-speed reconnaissance aircraft publicly presented by the PLA; exact performance and current operational acceptance remain limited in reviewed sources.

Dovbush T40

Ukrainian long-range aircraft codified in August 2026, with reconnaissance and strike configurations described by the MoD.

Kalashnikov Karakurt family

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

Kalashnikov Goliath family

Russian compact copter family marketed for reconnaissance, including the Goliath-RU designation shown in September 2026.

Seeker 200

Denel's Seeker II-derived surveillance aircraft, with a published historical configuration separate from Seeker 400.

Hungwe

Small South African surveillance-aircraft programme, historically developed for defence and civil observation applications.

ALTI Transition

South African hybrid VTOL surveillance aircraft with documented security procurement and several published configurations.

Hydra S45 Báalam

Mexican twin-engine tactical surveillance aircraft with a 10 kg payload baseline.

Hydra S50 Kukulkán

Larger Mexican development of S45 offering increased sensor capacity and endurance.

CIAC COELUM

Small Colombian surveillance aircraft with documented military sales and a separate VTOL development.

CIAC DRAGOM

Colombian multipurpose tactical drone publicly demonstrated at F-AIR 2025.

FT-200 FH

Brazilian coaxial unmanned helicopter offered for surveillance and payload transport.

ideaForge ZOLT

A tactical VTOL reconnaissance family offered in electric, hybrid and high-altitude hybrid configurations.

DRDO Nishant

A historical Indian Army reconnaissance system with launcher take-off and parachute recovery; current fleet availability is unconfirmed.

DRDO Panchi

The wheeled take-off-and-landing derivative of Nishant, with flight testing recorded by DRDO.

ST Engineering Veloce 15 / Veloce 60

A Singaporean VTOL surveillance family with separate short-endurance and petrol/electric long-endurance designs.

GIDS Scout V30

A small electric fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance aircraft offered separately from GIDS' Scout quadcopters.

GIDS Super Ranger V150

A larger gasoline-powered VTOL surveillance offering in GIDS' Ranger range.

KAI Next Corps UAV

KAI's next-generation corps-level surveillance programme, with manufacturer dimensions but incomplete published performance fields.

Korean Air KUS-VS

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

Korean Air KUS-VT

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

NCSIST Cardinal II

A compact hand-launched reconnaissance aircraft documented in NCSIST's official brochure.

Anduril ALTIUS 600 / 700

Tube-stored launched-effects aircraft with documented Army integration trials; the larger 700 is distinct from the original 600.

Anduril Bolt / Bolt-M

A portable VTOL family comprising the Bolt observation aircraft and Bolt-M munition; US Marine Corps Bolt-M use is documented in August 2026.

PDW C100

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

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.

MQ-8 Fire Scout

The US Navy's historical uncrewed-helicopter family, with MQ-8B retired and MQ-8C subject to a documented divestment decision.

Draganfly Commander 3XL

A Canadian-manufactured modular quadcopter with military evaluation orders and payload-dependent endurance.

Xmobots Nauru 100D

A portable Brazilian electric VTOL reconnaissance aircraft with separately proposed armed and swarm derivatives.

Xmobots Nauru 500C ISR

A Brazilian fixed-wing VTOL observation system with Navy exercise-use evidence.

Argentine Army P35

An Argentine hand-launched electric reconnaissance aircraft documented in government programme material.

RUAS-160

An Argentine coaxial uncrewed helicopter with documented naval configuration work and operator training.

PTDI Wulung

An Indonesian reconnaissance aircraft with manufacturer-reported military airworthiness certification.

DTI D-Eyes 02

A Thai hand-launched mini-UAS officially handed to the Marine Corps as a prototype for evaluation.

Viettel VUA-SC-3G

A Vietnamese short-range reconnaissance aircraft with development and initial fielding documented in official military reporting.

SkyGuard

Saudi tactical surveillance aircraft developed by PSDSARC, with a documented SAMI development and manufacturing contract; current fleet acceptance remains unconfirmed.

NUT

Egyptian tactical reconnaissance aircraft publicly presented in 2021, with government-published performance figures and an unresolved payload discrepancy.

HAMZA-1

Egyptian–Turkish autonomous VTOL aircraft programme that reached a published sales agreement in September 2026; deliveries were still described as forthcoming.

Mohajer-2 / Mohajer-2N

Iranian tactical surveillance family with a published Qods product specification and a separately identified Mohajer-2N modernisation.

Mohajer-4 / Hodhod

Iranian composite tactical reconnaissance aircraft with a distinct airframe and later Mohajer-4B developments.

Ababil-2

Iranian tactical UAV family with a documented Tajik production initiative and a historical public product specification.

Ababil-3

Iranian runway-operated reconnaissance aircraft with government-reference identification and an operator-reported 2023 exercise appearance.

Karrar

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

Saeqeh / IRN-170 flying-wing family

Iranian flying-wing programme associated with the captured RQ-170, with distinct public family names and incompletely resolved variant specifications.

ScanEagle

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

Integrator

A modular tactical reconnaissance aircraft with multiple payload bays and optional satellite communications and VTOL support equipment.

RQ-21A Blackjack

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

Puma 3 AE

A portable reconnaissance aircraft for day/night observation, with configuration-dependent communications range and an optional VTOL conversion.