Military Drone & Unmanned System Database
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Air systems (328)
A1-SM Furia
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry / Athlon Avia · Artillery Reconnaissance / Target Acquisition
A1-SM Furia is a Ukrainian tactical reconnaissance aircraft associated with the Furia family and Athlon Avia. The electric fixed-wing UAV is designed to support frontline observation, artillery correction, and collection of imagery over areas where crewed aircraft would face…
Aarok
France · Turgis & Gaillard · ISR / Maritime Patrol / Precision Strike
Aarok is Turgis & Gaillard's French MALE unmanned aircraft proposal for long-endurance ISR, maritime surveillance, communications, and precision-strike support. The program is intended to provide France and prospective partners with a sovereign European alternative for missions…
Ababil-2
Iran · Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) · Reconnaissance / Training / One-Way Attack
Ababil-2 is a widely proliferated Iranian unmanned-aircraft family used for tactical reconnaissance, training, target-drone work, and in some configurations one-way attack missions. Its simple pusher-propeller airframe has supported multiple variants and local derivatives. The…
Ababil-3
Iran · HESA · Reconnaissance / Surveillance
The Ababil-3 is a tactical reconnaissance drone developed by Iran's HESA corporation. It features a pusher-propeller configuration and can carry EO/IR sensor payloads for real-time surveillance and target acquisition missions.
Ababil-5
Iran · Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) (attributed) · Reconnaissance / Precision Strike
Ababil-5 is a newer Iranian Ababil-family unmanned aircraft presented as an armed tactical platform. It is distinct from the smaller Ababil-2 and from the Ababil-3 reconnaissance aircraft, although open reporting sometimes uses family names inconsistently. Publicly shown…
Aerosonde
USA · Textron Systems · Persistent ISR / Maritime Patrol / Signals Intelligence / Weather Reconnaissance
The Aerosonde is a long-established small tactical UAS developed by Textron Systems, recognized for its 24-hour endurance and 1,800 km range — exceptional figures for a platform in its weight class. It has accumulated extensive operational history with U.S., Australian, British,…
AeroVironment P550
USA · AeroVironment · Reconnaissance / ISR / Force Protection
The AeroVironment P550 is an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) tactical ISR drone optimized for persistent surveillance and rapid deployment in contested environments. It was selected by the U.S. Army under a competitive evaluation and awarded a $117 million first…
Airbus U740 Valkyrie
Germany / Spain · Airbus Defence & Space · Escort / Sensor Extension / Missile Carriage
The Airbus U740 Valkyrie is the medium-class loyal wingman in the FCAS Remote Carrier family, designed to fly alongside the Next Generation Fighter at distances up to 200 km. Its Lattice-compatible autonomy architecture enables extended-separation mission execution without…
Airbus U760 Ravenstorm
Germany / Spain · Airbus Defence & Space · SEAD / Deep Strike / Electronic Attack
The Airbus U760 Ravenstorm is the large, deep-strike Remote Carrier in the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) unmanned portfolio — designed to penetrate enemy IADS ahead of crewed aircraft, delivering Meteor AAMs, MBDA Spear, or European anti-radiation missiles from an internal…
Aksungur
Turkey · Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) · Maritime Patrol / Strike / ISR / Anti-Submarine Warfare
The Aksungur is TAI's twin-engine MALE UAV, positioned as a larger, heavier, and longer-endurance complement to the Bayraktar TB2. Powered by two PD170 turbodiesel engines developed by TEI, it carries a significantly greater payload than the TB2 — enabling it to carry…
Albatross
Taiwan · NCSIST · ISR / Reconnaissance
The Albatross is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle developed by NCSIST for the Republic of China Armed Forces. Designed for battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance, it provides real-time imagery and intelligence to ground commanders at the brigade and battalion level.
Albatross II
Taiwan · NCSIST · ISR / Reconnaissance
The Albatross II is an improved tactical UAV building upon the original Albatross platform developed by NCSIST. It features an upgraded sensor suite, improved datalink, and extended endurance, providing enhanced persistent surveillance capabilities for Taiwan's ground forces.
Albatroz
Brazil · Santos Lab · Tactical ISR
The Albatroz is a small tactical UAV developed by Santos Lab for the Brazilian military and security forces. Hand-launched and easily portable, it provides frontline units with real-time ISR capabilities for border patrol, environmental monitoring, and tactical surveillance…
Albatroz Vortex
Brazil · Santos Lab · ISR / Mapping
The Albatroz Vortex is a VTOL hybrid UAV developed by Santos Lab that combines vertical takeoff and landing capability with fixed-wing efficiency. It requires no runway or launch equipment, making it ideal for operations in confined areas such as dense jungle, urban…
Alexa Spatium
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · Counter-UAS / Air Defense
Alexa Spatium is a Ukrainian jet-powered interceptor UAV accepted into the Defence Forces’ arsenal in August 2026. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence describes a mobile-catapult-launched aircraft designed for rapid deployment, close airspace monitoring, high-speed pursuit, and…
ALPAGU
Türkiye · STM · Tactical Precision Strike
ALPAGU is STM's man-portable fixed-wing loitering munition for tactical reconnaissance and precision attack. Its small launchable airframe and integral anti-personnel or light-target warhead distinguish it from larger tactical UAVs. Reported specifications include 653-mm length,…
Altius-600
USA · Area-I / Anduril Industries · ISR / Electronic Warfare / Precision Strike
The Altius-600 is a tube-launched unmanned aircraft that can be deployed from helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, ground vehicles, and maritime platforms. Its modular payload bay supports intelligence, electronic warfare, communications relay, and loitering-munition missions. The…
Altius-700
USA · Anduril Industries (formerly Area-I) · Precision Strike / ISR / Electronic Warfare
The Altius-700 is a canister-launched loitering munition developed by Area-I and acquired by Anduril Industries. It can be launched from ground tubes, aircraft, or vehicle mounts, and carries a modular payload bay that accepts kinetic warheads, EO/IR sensors, or electronic…
Altius-U
Russia · Ural Civil Aviation Plant (project attribution) · Long-Endurance ISR / Strategic Strike Development
Altius-U is a Russian heavy unmanned-aircraft development program intended to provide long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and potentially strike capability. It is among Russia’s efforts to field a larger indigenous platform able to operate beyond the…
Anduril Bolt
USA · Anduril Industries · Reconnaissance / Modular Precision Effects
Anduril Bolt is a compact autonomous vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft designed around modular payloads and simplified operation. The family supports reconnaissance and precision-effect configurations while using Anduril's autonomy software for navigation and mission…
Anduril Ghost
USA · Anduril Industries · Reconnaissance / Surveillance / Target Acquisition
Anduril Ghost is a portable vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft designed for tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. It combines autonomous flight software with modular sensors and a compact field-deployable airframe. Ghost is intended to reduce…
ANKA III
Türkiye · Turkish Aerospace Industries · Strike / ISR / Loyal Wingman
ANKA III is a jet-powered, tailless Turkish UCAV for reduced-observable strike, ISR, relay, and collaborative missions. Its tailless design and internal or external precision-munition options distinguish it from conventional propeller-driven tactical UAVs. TUSAŞ claims the…
Anvil
USA · Anduril Industries · Counter-UAS / Reusable Kinetic Interception
Anvil is Anduril's reusable rotary-wing counter-UAS interceptor for defeating small hostile drones. Lattice software cues the aircraft, while the original uses airframe-impact interception rather than an explosive warhead. The original Anvil was publicly described in 2019, which…
AQ-400 Scythe
Ukraine · Terminal Autonomy · Deep Strike / Massed Attack
AQ-400 Scythe is Terminal Autonomy's Ukrainian long-range one-way strike UAV for deep missions under jamming. Its tandem-wing modular airframe and navigation concept are designed to support operation without dependable GPS or communications. The manufacturer publishes a 3.2-m…
Arash-2
Iran · Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) / associated Iranian defense industry · Long-Range Strike / Air-Defense Suppression
Arash-2 is an Iranian long-range expendable attack UAV associated with the Arash family. Its reported mission is to fly a one-way route to a designated target, providing a lower-cost strike option than a conventional cruise missile. Iranian statements and open-source analysis…
Archer-NG
India · DRDO / Aeronautical Development Establishment · ISR / Proposed Precision Strike
Archer-NG is an Indian medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft being developed by DRDO's Aeronautical Development Establishment for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and potential armed missions. The aircraft has a single-engine, twin-boom pusher…
ARTOS
Singapore · ST Engineering · Urban ISR / Tactical Effects / Payload Delivery
ARTOS is a compact multi-mission tactical drone unveiled by ST Engineering at the 2026 Singapore Airshow. The aircraft is designed around low size, weight and power demands so small units can deploy it in dense urban terrain for reconnaissance, target observation, payload…
ASN-301
China · Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) / ASN Technology · Radar Suppression / SEAD
ASN-301 is a Chinese anti-radiation loitering munition intended to find and attack emitting radar systems. Its compact expendable airframe is associated with the broader ASN family of unmanned weapons and is conceptually comparable to other radar-homing loitering systems. The…
Atlas Swarm System
China · Chinese defense industry (CETC / PLA affiliated) · Swarm Coordination / Autonomous Multi-UAV Control / Strike / ISR
The Atlas Swarm System is a Chinese AI-driven drone swarm command and control platform capable of coordinating up to 96 unmanned aerial vehicles under single-operator control. Demonstrated in 2026, the system uses distributed AI algorithms to assign targets, deconflict flight…
Atobá
Brazil · Avibras · ISR / Artillery Spotting
The Atobá is a tactical UAV developed by Avibras for the Brazilian Armed Forces. Designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, it provides real-time battlefield imagery and artillery fire correction. It operates as part of an integrated artillery system…
Autel EVO Lite+
USA (Autel is US-headquartered; hardware manufactured in China) · Autel Robotics · Aerial Photography / Reconnaissance / Commercial Mapping
The Autel EVO Lite+ is a prosumer quadcopter marketed heavily as the primary DJI alternative for buyers wary of Chinese-manufactured DJI hardware, particularly in the United States where government agencies and military-adjacent users face restrictions on DJI equipment. Autel…
Autel EVO Pro V3
USA (hardware manufactured in China) · Autel Robotics · Aerial Photography / Reconnaissance / Commercial Mapping
The Autel EVO Pro V3 is Autel Robotics' flagship prosumer drone, positioned directly against the DJI Mavic 4 Pro as a high-performance alternative with enhanced NDAA-compliance marketing for U.S. government and defense-adjacent customers. Its 7,000 m service ceiling,…
AV JUMP 20
USA · AeroVironment · Persistent ISR / Maritime Patrol / Force Protection
The AV JUMP 20 is AeroVironment's vertical take-off and landing tactical UAS that combines fixed-wing endurance with rotor-based launch from any terrain, eliminating the need for prepared runways or catapult launch equipment. It transitions from vertical to horizontal flight…
Azab
Turkey · Robit Technology · One-Way Precision Attack
Azab is a Turkish expendable strike-UAV family developed by Robit Technology in multiple configurations. The system is intended to deliver a warhead over long stand-off distances at substantially lower cost than a conventional cruise missile. Public exhibitions have shown…
Backfire K1
Ukraine · Backfire (reported) · Long-Range Strike / One-Way Attack (reported)
Backfire K1 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing UAV designation associated with the Backfire project and long-range one-way attack reporting. The K1 label is retained as a configuration-specific name rather than treated as interchangeable with every Backfire airframe or later variant.…
Barracuda-100M
USA · Anduril Industries · High-Speed Strike / Collaborative Mission
The Barracuda-100M is a high-speed autonomous air vehicle in Anduril's Barracuda family. The design emphasizes modular production, software-defined mission behavior, and the ability to deliver effects at lower cost than traditional cruise missiles. Recent flight testing and U.S.…
Barracuda-500
USA · Anduril Industries · Attritable Strike / Collaborative Combat Technology Demonstrator
Barracuda-500 is an Anduril autonomous air vehicle in the Barracuda family, intended to provide a lower-cost, rapidly produced option for contested strike and collaborative-combat missions. Public program descriptions place it within the U.S. Air Force and Defense Innovation…
BARS RS
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Deep Strike
BARS RS is a Ukrainian BARS-family long-range one-way strike drone publicly shown at Eurosatory 2026. It is a deep-strike derivative distinguished in reporting by a larger fuel tank, increased weight, and RS warhead configuration. Unnamed-maker representatives reportedly cited a…
Baton Copter
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Close-Range Counter-Drone Defense
Baton Copter is the multirotor companion to the Ukrainian Baton Wing counter-UAS concept. Its vertical-takeoff layout is suited to short-range defense around units, infrastructure, and launch areas where a fixed-wing interceptor may not be able to hover, turn tightly, or operate…
Baton Wing
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Counter-Drone Interception
Baton Wing is a Ukrainian fixed-wing interceptor concept intended to defeat hostile unmanned aircraft. It belongs to the rapidly expanding class of low-cost counter-UAS vehicles that use a small aircraft to find, pursue, and destroy or disable another drone rather than relying…
Baykar K2
Turkey · Baykar · Long-Range Strike / Cooperative Flight
K2 is a large, propeller-driven one-way attack UAV developed by Baykar in Türkiye. It is not a TB2 variant: Baykar presents it as a separate long-range strike system with a much heavier expendable payload and cooperative flight capabilities. The design occupies a space between…
Bayraktar Akinci
Turkey · Baykar · Heavy Strike / ISR
Bayraktar Akinci is Baykar's twin-engine heavy unmanned combat aircraft, positioned above the smaller TB2 in payload and mission complexity. It is intended to combine long-duration surveillance with weapons and sensors that a lighter tactical platform cannot readily carry. The…
Bayraktar Kızılelma
Turkey · Baykar Defense · Carrier-Capable Strike / Air Superiority / Deep Penetration
The Bayraktar Kızılelma (Red Apple) is Turkey's first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle, developed by Baykar Defense. Featuring a blended delta-wing/canard layout optimized for low radar observability, the Kızılelma is designed to operate from Turkish amphibious…
Bayraktar TB2
Turkey · Baykar · Reconnaissance / Light Attack
The Bayraktar TB2 is Baykar's Turkish medium-altitude armed reconnaissance drone. It became internationally prominent because it combines persistent observation with relatively small precision-guided munitions in a reusable aircraft. Its battlefield reputation comes from…
Bayraktar TB2S
Türkiye · Baykar · ISR / Precision Strike
Bayraktar TB2S is the satellite-communications-enabled evolution of Baykar's TB2 combat UAV. Its SATCOM architecture is intended to extend control and mission connectivity beyond the line of sight, while the aircraft retains the TB2 family's ISR, target acquisition, and…
Bayraktar TB3
Turkey · Baykar · Carrier-Based Strike / ISR
The Bayraktar TB3 is a carrier-capable combat drone designed for operations from the TCG Anadolu amphibious assault ship. It features folding wings for compact storage, STOL capability, and can carry a variety of precision-guided munitions.
Bebradron KIT
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Tactical ISR / Mission-Configurable Support
Bebradron KIT is a Ukrainian modular fixed-wing unmanned aircraft intended to let users configure the air vehicle with mission electronics and sensors. The name is associated with a kit or adaptable airframe approach rather than a single immutable payload, making it relevant to…
Black Hornet
Norway · Prox Dynamics / FLIR Systems · Close-Range ISR
Black Hornet is a family of very small personal-reconnaissance helicopters originally developed by Norway's Prox Dynamics and now produced by Teledyne FLIR Defense. Its purpose is to give a soldier a view beyond a wall, around a building, or over nearby terrain without exposing…
Black Widow
United States · Teledyne FLIR (formerly Proxdynamics / AeroVironment) · Soldier-Borne ISR / Building Clearance / Close Reconnaissance
The Black Widow is a palm-sized nano-UAS issued to U.S. SOCOM and allied infantry down to squad level for immediate organic ISR. Its dual EO/thermal sensor provides day/night person and vehicle detection via AI-assisted tracking alerts. Near-silent electric propulsion is…
Blitz
USA · DZYNE Technologies / Ondas Sentinel · Swarm Operations / ISR / Electronic Warfare / Strike
Blitz is a low-cost autonomous expendable Group 1 fixed-wing UAS unveiled by DZYNE Technologies in May 2026. It can be hand-launched individually or ejected from a multi-aircraft BlitzBox for coordinated swarm missions, and the company advertises a range of up to 150…
BM-35
Not publicly disclosed · Not publicly disclosed · Not publicly disclosed
BM-35 is cataloged as a developmental fixed-wing UAV with no reliably documented public mission assignment. The supplied illustration shows the original propeller configuration; it must not be read as evidence for a weapon, reconnaissance sensor, or later propulsion variant. No…
Bolt-M
USA · Anduril Industries · Precision Strike / Autonomous Hunt-and-Kill
The Bolt-M is Anduril Industries' man-portable loitering munition designed for close-range precision strike against armored vehicles, crew-served weapons, and personnel. It operates autonomously via Anduril's Lattice AI software and is designed to pair with the Ghost-X…
BOYGA
Türkiye · STM · Aerial Mortar-Munition Delivery / Tactical Support
BOYGA is STM's tactical quadcopter for delivering an 81 mm mortar round to a selected point. Rather than carrying a conventional gun or missile, the aircraft uses a stabilized release system and mission software to support aerial placement of a compatible munition. STM presents…
Bulava Loitering Munition
Ukraine · Deviro / UAC (reported attribution) · Reconnaissance / Loitering Strike
Bulava is a Ukrainian unmanned strike-and-reconnaissance system presented by Deviro as combining a reconnaissance element with a loitering strike aircraft. Deviro describes the strike aircraft as intended to engage moving and fixed ground targets at tactical and operational…
Bullet interceptor
Ukraine · General Cherry (General Chereshnya) · Shahed-Type Drone Interception
Bullet is a Ukrainian electric interceptor developed by General Cherry, also transliterated as General Chereshnya, to engage Shahed-type one-way attack drones. It belongs to the growing category of relatively inexpensive, expendable counter-drone aircraft rather than the…
BZK-005E
China · Beihang / Harbin Aircraft Industry · ISR / Electronic Warfare / Precision Strike
The BZK-005E is a multirole evolution of China’s long-endurance BZK-005 unmanned aircraft, promoted with reconnaissance, electronic-warfare, and strike payload options. Public Chinese coverage in 2025 showed the E variant undergoing mountain flight testing as part of an…
CA-1 Europa
Germany · Helsing · Autonomous UCAV / Loyal Wingman / Precision Strike
CA-1 Europa is Helsing's autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle, intended to operate as a European loyal-wingman or autonomous combat-aircraft platform. Helsing describes a multi-mission aircraft for contested and denied environments, including deep precision strike, with…
Caçador
Brazil · Santos Lab · ISR / Surveillance
The Caçador is a tactical UAV developed by Santos Lab designed for extended surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It features an advanced electro-optical and infrared sensor payload, providing Brazilian armed forces and law enforcement agencies with persistent aerial…
Cardinal
Taiwan · NCSIST · Tactical ISR
The Cardinal is a man-portable mini UAV developed by NCSIST for small-unit tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Lightweight and hand-launched, it provides platoon and company-level commanders with real-time aerial observation in the immediate operational area.
Cardinal II
Taiwan · NCSIST · Tactical ISR
The Cardinal II is an improved mini UAV developed by NCSIST with enhanced flight endurance, upgraded electro-optical sensors, and a more robust digital datalink. It continues to serve as a man-portable ISR asset for Taiwan's infantry and special operations units.
Cardinal III
Taiwan · NCSIST · ISR / Target Acquisition
The Cardinal III is an advanced tactical UAV developed by NCSIST that bridges the gap between mini UAVs and larger tactical platforms. It features improved target acquisition capabilities, laser designation for precision-guided munitions, and enhanced electronic warfare…
CATS Warrior
India · Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) · Developmental Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming / ISR / Strike
CATS Warrior is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Indian unmanned combat-aircraft demonstrator for teaming with crewed fighters. It is the loyal-wingman element of the broader Combat Air Teaming System, not a collective name for all CATS vehicles. Other concepts, including Hunter,…
CH-3 Rainbow
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) · ISR / Precision Strike
CH-3 Rainbow is a Chinese fixed-wing unmanned aircraft in CASC's export-oriented Rainbow family. Its canard-equipped airframe and rear pusher propulsion support persistent reconnaissance and an armed strike mission from prepared or semi-prepared operating locations. The aircraft…
CH-4 Rainbow
China · CASC · Reconnaissance / Strike
The CH-4 Rainbow is a widely exported Chinese MALE UAV comparable to the MQ-1 Predator. It has been used in combat operations in Iraq, Yemen, and Libya by several Middle Eastern and African operators.
CH-5 Rainbow
China · CASC · Reconnaissance / Strike
The CH-5 Rainbow is a large MALE UAV developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. With its 60-hour endurance and 16 hardpoints, it is among the most capable Chinese drones and competes directly with the MQ-9 Reaper on the export market.
CH-6
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) · Strategic ISR / Communications Relay / Reported Strike Support
CH-6 is a large Chinese unmanned-aircraft design publicly associated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Caihong or Rainbow family. Its twin-turbofan layout and long wing are presented for high-altitude, long-endurance missions, with public descriptions…
CH-7
China · CASC · Stealth Reconnaissance / Strike
CH-7, or Caihong-7, is the stealth-oriented flying-wing unmanned-aircraft program associated with the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics within CASC. Its name means Rainbow-7. The design is intended to combine high-altitude endurance with lower radar visibility than…
CH-9
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) · Strategic ISR / Potential Strike
CH-9 is a large Chinese unmanned-aircraft designation associated with the expanding Rainbow family and high-altitude, long-endurance mission ambitions. Publicly available descriptions present it as a substantially larger platform than export-oriented tactical CH-series aircraft.…
Chaklun
Ukraine · Chaklun project (manufacturer Not publicly disclosed) · Tactical Reconnaissance
Chaklun is a Ukrainian small reconnaissance UAV project presented as a light, glider-like fixed-wing aircraft. The project material distinguishes the original reconnaissance platform from the Chaklun-B strike derivative, so this entry covers the small reconnaissance aircraft…
Chernika-2
Russia · Not publicly disclosed · Short-Range Reconnaissance (reported; details limited)
Chernika-2 is a lightly documented Russian fixed-wing drone designation associated with a small foam-bodied flying-wing configuration. Publicly available material does not establish a definitive manufacturer, procurement customer, or standardized mission fit. The profile…
Chien Hsiang
Taiwan · NCSIST · SEAD / Anti-Radiation
The Chien Hsiang is an anti-radiation loitering munition developed by NCSIST for Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) missions. Equipped with a passive anti-radiation seeker, it is designed to detect, track, and destroy hostile radar emitters. It can be deployed in salvos…
Condor
Brazil · Harpia Sistemas · ISR / Border Patrol
The Condor is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV developed by Harpia Sistemas to meet Brazil's strategic need for persistent surveillance over its vast borders and the Amazon rainforest. With 20-hour endurance and advanced sensor suites, it provides wide-area maritime and land…
Coyote
USA · Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RTX) · Counter-UAS / Anti-Drone / Electronic Warfare / Decoy
Coyote is Raytheon's family of small unmanned aircraft and counter-drone interceptors, not a single aircraft with one universal specification. The original propeller-driven Coyote was developed as a tube-launched expendable UAS for sensing and other missions. Later kinetic and…
Darts
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Long-Range Strike / Experimental UAV (reported)
Darts is a Ukrainian fixed-wing UAV designation associated with a demonstrated twin-engine configuration. Public material does not establish whether Darts is a single standardized product, a prototype name, or a family label used for more than one airframe. Its mission is…
Dire WOLF
United States · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · ISR / Precision Strike / SEAD / Electronic Attack
The Dire Wolf is GA-ASI's low-observable multi-mission UAS bridging the MQ-9 Reaper's end-of-life in contested environments and next-generation autonomous systems. Its blended wing-body configuration reduces frontal RCS; internal bays carry StormBreaker, JASSM-ER, or an EW…
DJI Air 3S
China · DJI · Aerial Photography / Reconnaissance / Commercial Mapping
The DJI Air 3S is a mid-tier consumer quadcopter offering a 1-inch CMOS main sensor and 3× telephoto in a compact foldable frame. High purchase volume and favorable reviews made it one of the top-selling consumer drones of 2026. In conflict environments — particularly Ukraine…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro
China · DJI · Aerial Photography / Reconnaissance / Commercial Mapping
The DJI Mavic 4 Pro is DJI's flagship consumer/prosumer quadcopter, launched in 2025 and the top-searched drone model of 2026. Equipped with a triple-camera Hasselblad-tuned sensor array including a 100MP main sensor, 1/1.3-inch telephoto, and wide-angle lens, the Mavic 4 Pro is…
DJI Mini 4K
China · DJI · Aerial Photography / Budget Reconnaissance / Consumer
The DJI Mini 4K is DJI's budget entry-level drone offering 4K video capability at the lowest price point in the DJI lineup, making it the volume sales leader in the budget consumer drone category through 2025-2026. Its extremely low cost — often available for under $300 — has…
DJI Mini 5 Pro
China · DJI · Aerial Photography / Light Reconnaissance / Consumer Travel Drone
The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the flagship sub-250g drone in DJI's lineup, falling below the regulatory weight threshold that triggers full drone registration requirements in most countries. Its combination of light weight, extended range, and improved obstacle avoidance made it the…
Dovbush T10
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · ISR / Communications Relay / Strike Support
Dovbush T10 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing multirole UAV reported to combine reconnaissance, relay, and FPV-drone mothership functions. A shown configuration carries smaller one-way drones beneath its wings, making it distinct from an integral-warhead strike drone. Reporting gives a…
Dovbush T40
Ukraine · Dovbush T40 program; manufacturer not consistently disclosed · Long-Range Strike / Operational-Depth Attack
Dovbush T40 is a Ukrainian long-range unmanned aircraft reported as an expendable strike system. Public descriptions place it among the larger Ukrainian one-way attack platforms intended to reach targets beyond the immediate tactical front. Reports have claimed a range exceeding…
Dragon 60
China (uncertain family attribution) · Not publicly disclosed · Reported ISR / One-Way Strike
The catalog name Dragon 60 is ambiguous. The supplied illustration is a representative interpretation of the Chinese Feilong-60 family, especially the Feilong-60A/B modular rocket-launched loitering munitions; it is not a verified photograph or manufacturer drawing of a single…
DropShip
USA · Pyka · Contested Logistics / Resupply / Medical Evacuation Support
DropShip is Pyka’s autonomous heavy-lift fixed-wing aircraft for carrying cargo into locations considered too dangerous, remote, or costly for crewed aviation. Announced in October 2025, the dual-use design adapts experience from Pyka’s commercial autonomous aircraft to military…
Elbit Hermes 450
Israel · Elbit Systems · Tactical ISR
The Hermes 450 is a widely exported tactical UAV that has become the backbone of many nations' UAS fleets. It served as the basis for the UK's Watchkeeper WK450 and has accumulated hundreds of thousands of operational flight hours worldwide.
Elbit Hermes 900
Israel · Elbit Systems · Multi-Role ISR / Strike
The Hermes 900 is a multi-role MALE UAS with an open architecture design allowing rapid integration of new payloads and sensors. It has been certified to fly in civilian airspace in several countries and features automatic takeoff and landing capabilities.
Eleron-3
Russia · ENIKS · Short-Range Reconnaissance / Artillery Observation
Eleron-3 is a Russian small fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft developed by ENIKS for short-range tactical observation. Its compact electric platform is intended for units that need an organic view of terrain, routes, and nearby targets without a runway. The system is commonly…
EOS Interceptor
Germany · TYTAN Technologies · Class I Counter-UAS
EOS is TYTAN's AI-enabled multicopter interceptor for close-in NATO Class-I counter-UAS missions. It is intended for kinetic hit-to-kill engagements, with no conventional warhead publicly specified. Length, span, height, and endurance are not publicly disclosed. Reported figures…
Eurodrone (MALE RPAS)
Germany · Airbus Defence · ISR / SIGINT / Strike
The Eurodrone is a European MALE RPAS under development by Airbus to replace leased Heron TP drones. It is designed for ISR and strike missions with NATO interoperability as a core requirement.
F-CAPTAIN
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry / Brave1 · Precision Strike / Anti-Armor / Anti-Personnel
The F-CAPTAIN is a Ukrainian military-grade FPV strike drone engineered specifically to overcome the jamming that cripples commercial FPV systems along the eastern front. Its frequency-hopping encrypted control link, domestically manufactured flight controller, and autonomous…
F10 FPV
Ukraine · F-Drones (Ukraine) · Tactical Precision Strike
F10 FPV is a Ukrainian strike quadcopter manufactured by F-Drones for battlefield engagements against military vehicles, equipment, and personnel. It uses a first-person-view camera to provide the operator's flight perspective and belongs to the company's family of tactical…
Falcão
Brazil · Avibrás/Embraer · ISR / Strike
The Falcão is a medium combat UAV jointly developed by Avibrás and Embraer, representing Brazil's entry into the armed drone market. Combining Embraer's aerospace expertise with Avibrás' defense systems integration, it is designed for ISR and precision strike missions, carrying…
Falco Xplorer
Italy · Leonardo · Persistent ISR / SIGINT / Maritime Surveillance
Falco Xplorer is Leonardo's large remotely piloted, multi-sensor surveillance aircraft for persistent intelligence collection over land and sea. Its mission system is intended to combine electro-optical, radar, and electronic-intelligence payloads, with satellite communications…
FH-901
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) · Tactical Precision Strike / ISR
FH-901 is a compact Chinese tube-launched loitering munition associated with CASC's tactical unmanned systems portfolio. Its expendable aircraft is designed to be carried by a small team or vehicle and launched without a runway. Open descriptions associate the system with a…
FH-95
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) · Reconnaissance / Electronic Support / Communications Relay
FH-95, or Feihong-95, is a Chinese fixed-wing unmanned aircraft associated with CASC's Feihong family. Its twin-boom pusher layout and electro-optical reconnaissance equipment are consistent with a tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance role. Public descriptions…
FH-97A
China · Aerospace Times Feihong Technology (CASC) · Developmental Collaborative Combat / Loyal Wingman
FH-97A is a Chinese stealth-oriented loyal-wingman concept for collaborative sensing, electronic warfare, decoy, and potential weapons-carriage missions. Its relevance is as a developmental collaborative-combat design, not a confirmed operational aircraft. Reported dimensions…
Firestorm
USA · Firestorm / US defense startup · Precision Strike / Low-Cost Attritable Attack
Firestorm is a U.S. defense startup's low-cost FPV strike drone platform featured prominently in 2026 U.S. military procurement coverage as the Pentagon accelerated its push to field domestically-sourced one-way attack drones. Developed in direct response to the battlefield…
Flexrotor
United States · Aerovel Corporation / Airbus · Expeditionary ISR / Maritime Surveillance
Flexrotor is a small tailsitting unmanned aircraft developed by Aerovel for expeditionary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It takes off and lands vertically, then transitions to efficient fixed-wing flight for missions from ships, remote sites, or compact ground…
FlyEye
Poland · WB Group · Reconnaissance / Target Acquisition / Artillery Support
FlyEye is a Polish hand-launched fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV from WB Group. It is intended for tactical units that need aerial imagery, target acquisition, and artillery observation without a runway or a large ground crew. WB Group's public material describes a lightweight…
Forpost-R
Russia · UZGA · Reconnaissance / Artillery Spotting
The Forpost-R is a Russian-produced reconnaissance UAV derived from the Israeli IAI Searcher. It is an indigenously manufactured version with Russian-made components including engine, optics, and datalink systems, used for artillery spotting and battlefield surveillance.
FP-1
Ukraine · Fire Point · Deep Strike / Strategic Infrastructure Attack
The FP-1 is a Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone developed by Fire Point and used in the country's deep-strike campaign. It has been repeatedly associated with attacks on refineries, airfields, and other strategic targets well behind the front line. Public production and…
FP-2
Ukraine · Fire Point · Operational Strike / Heavy-Payload Attack
The FP-2 is a heavier Fire Point strike drone developed as a companion to the long-range FP-1. It prioritizes a larger destructive payload for operational-depth targets while retaining production methods intended for wartime scale. Complete dimensions and performance figures…
Fury
USA · Textron Systems · Precision Strike / Low-Cost Attritable Attack
Textron Systems' Fury is a Group 3 FPV-class strike drone developed as part of the broader U.S. defense establishment's effort to build a domestic low-cost attritable drone industrial base inspired by Ukraine's combat experience. Unlike the racing-drone-derived FPV systems…
FV-014
Germany · Rheinmetall · Long-Range Reconnaissance / Precision Strike
The FV-014 is Rheinmetall’s portable precision loitering-munition system for reconnaissance and attacks against unarmored targets and infrastructure at ranges around 100 km. The design combines electro-optical sensing, networked control, and navigation intended to remain useful…
Gambit 6
United States · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · IADS Suppression / Strike / Electronic Attack / Loyal Wingman
The Gambit 6 is GA-ASI's flagship attritable autonomous combat aircraft — designed to be affordable enough to accept combat losses while delivering decisive effects in contested airspace. Its flying wing planform reduces frontal RCS; four GBU-53/B StormBreakers or equivalent…
Garpiya-A1
Russia · Russian defense industry (with Iranian/Chinese component supply) · Deep Strike / Infrastructure Attack / Precision Strike
The Garpiya-A1 (Harpiya, or "Harpy" in Ukrainian) is a Russian long-range strike UAV that escalated its operational tempo against Ukrainian energy infrastructure through 2025-2026. Derived from a design with reported Chinese technological input, it combines the deep-strike range…
Geran-2
Russia · Russian defense industry (Alabuga / IRGC Shahed derivative) · Long-Range Infrastructure Strike / Area Saturation Attack
The Geran-2 is the Russian domestically-produced designation for the Iranian Shahed-136 loitering munition, produced at the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan under a technology transfer agreement with Iran. As Western sanctions increasingly disrupted component imports,…
Geran-3
Russia · Russian defense industry / Alabuga production network · Deep Strike / Rapid Air-Defense Penetration
The Geran-3 is a turbojet-powered Russian derivative of the Shahed/Geran one-way attack family. Ukrainian intelligence released component and airframe analysis in 2025 after examples began appearing in the war, identifying a faster attack profile intended to compress warning…
Geran-4 Seeker
Russia · AVIC / HESA (Russian-operated derivative) · ISR / Artillery Target Acquisition / Battle Damage Assessment
The Geran-4 Seeker is a Russian ISR derivative of the Shahed/Geran delta-wing family, adapted for persistent target acquisition rather than one-way attack. Its multi-spectral sensor pod (EO/IR + laser rangefinder) designates coordinates for Lancet loitering munitions, Krasnopol…
Geran-5
Russia · Russian defense industry / Alabuga production network · Long-Range Strike / Air-Defense Saturation
The Geran-5 is a Russian jet-powered long-range one-way attack aircraft first documented in strikes against Ukraine in January 2026. Recovered debris and Ukrainian intelligence reporting describe a substantially larger, faster vehicle than the propeller-driven Geran-2, with a…
Gerbera
Russia · Russian defense industry · Decoy / Strike / Communications Relay
Gerbera is a low-cost Russian unmanned aircraft used alongside Shahed and Geran attack waves. Recovered examples and operational reporting indicate that different configurations can act as air-defense decoys, carry a small explosive payload, or relay communications for other…
Ghatak
India · DRDO / Aeronautical Development Establishment · Proposed Low-Observable ISR / Strike
Ghatak is India's developmental stealth-oriented unmanned combat aircraft program associated with DRDO and its Aeronautical Development Establishment. The intended full-scale aircraft uses a tailless flying-wing configuration for reconnaissance and strike missions, with internal…
Ghost-X
USA · Anduril Industries · Reconnaissance / Target Acquisition / Bolt-M Fire Control
The Ghost-X is a small quadcopter developed by Anduril Industries to operate as the reconnaissance and targeting element of an autonomous "hunt and strike" team alongside the Bolt-M loitering munition. Using Anduril's Lattice AI platform, the Ghost-X can autonomously detect,…
GJ-11 Sharp Sword
China · AVIC · Stealth UCAV
The GJ-11 Sharp Sword (Lijian) is a stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle featuring a tailless flying wing design. It appeared in China's 2019 National Day military parade and is designed for deep penetration strike missions in contested airspace.
GJ-X
China · Not publicly disclosed · Reported Collaborative Strike / ISR Concept
GJ-X is a cautious open-source catalog label for a possible Chinese combat-aircraft or unmanned-aircraft concept seen in limited public imagery. Its proposed collaborative strike or ISR role is an analyst interpretation, not a Chinese government confirmation, and its…
Green Dragon
Israel · Israel Aerospace Industries · Tactical Precision Strike / ISR
Green Dragon is a compact electrically propelled loitering munition associated with Israel Aerospace Industries. It is designed to provide a relatively small tactical unit with an over-the-horizon electro-optical search and precision-attack capability from a containerized or…
Griffen
Ukraine · Firebolt Engineering · Counter-UAS / Shahed Interception
Griffen is a jet-powered interceptor developed by British-Ukrainian Firebolt Engineering, a venture formed by the Odesa engineering group Tekhnary with investment support from Grenadyr. In July 2026 the company reported the first confirmed combat destruction of a…
Harpy NG
Israel · IAI · SEAD / Anti-Radiation
The Harpy NG is an advanced anti-radiation loitering munition combining the radar-seeking capability of the Harpy with electro-optical guidance from the Harop. It autonomously detects and destroys enemy air defense radars.
Hellcat
USA · Teal Drones / Red Cat Holdings · Tactical ISR / Communications / Modular Mission Support
Hellcat is a Teal Drones and Red Cat small-UAS configuration introduced at Eurosatory in June 2026. Built on the U.S. Army-selected Black Widow platform, it applies combat feedback to a more globally configurable dual-use ISR aircraft with open architecture, rapid…
Hermes 650 Spark
Israel · Elbit Systems · ISR / Communications / Strike Support
Hermes 650 Spark is Elbit's front-engine, high-wing tactical UAS for land, air, and sea ISR, communications, and payload missions. Its forward and rear payload bays support a multi-mission design rather than a publicly detailed fixed weapon fit. Reported figures include 120-kt…
Hero 120
Israel · UVision Air · Anti-Armor / Precision Strike
Hero 120 is a tube-launched loitering munition for anti-armor and other high-value precision targets. It uses an EO/IR seeker and operator control, with an integral multipurpose anti-tank warhead. Published figures include reported 90–260-km/h speed, 60-km range, and 5,500-m…
Hero 30
Israel · UVision Air Ltd. · Tactical Precision Strike
Hero 30 is UVision's lightweight tube-launched loitering munition for squad, platoon, and other close tactical precision-strike missions. It is designed to be carried and launched by a small team, then operated as a loitering electro-optical attack system rather than as a…
Hero 400EC
Israel · UVision Air Ltd. · Operational-Depth Precision Strike
Hero 400EC is UVision's electrically propelled long-range loitering munition for precision attack beyond the immediate tactical area. It is the electric configuration of the larger Hero 400 class and is intended to combine extended loiter time with a heavier precision payload…
Hero 90
Israel · UVision Air Ltd. · Tactical Precision Strike
Hero 90 is a UVision Air loitering munition positioned between the company's smaller Hero 30 and larger Hero 120 in the family. It is intended for tube-launched, operator-supervised precision attack, allowing a unit to search an area, identify a target through an electro-optical…
Hero 900
Israel · UVision Air Ltd. · Operational-Depth Precision Strike
Hero 900 is the largest and longest-range class associated with UVision's Hero loitering-munition portfolio. It is intended for deep precision engagement, where a launched air vehicle can remain available over a target area and deliver a heavier effect than man-portable Hero…
Heron Mk II
Israel · Israel Aerospace Industries · ISR / Maritime Surveillance / Strike Support
Heron Mk II is Israel Aerospace Industries' larger, updated Heron-family MALE unmanned aircraft for persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime patrol, and other mission payloads. IAI describes it as capable of operating from prepared or semi-prepared…
Hitchhiker Interceptor
United States · U.S. defense-industry program; manufacturer not publicly disclosed · Drone Interception / Air Defense
Hitchhiker Interceptor is a U.S. counter-unmanned-aircraft system reported as a compact interceptor intended to defeat hostile drones. Its concept addresses the need for a reusable or affordable airborne effect against small aircraft. Public information about the air vehicle,…
Hornet
USA · Perennial Technologies / Perennial Autonomy · Precision Strike / Counter-Logistics
The Hornet, also known as Martian-2 and Hornet DE-2, is a low-cost fixed-wing one-way attack drone associated with Perennial Technologies and Perennial Autonomy. Public reporting describes an AI-assisted, optically navigated system designed to continue operating in GPS-denied…
HX-2
Germany · Helsing · Precision Strike / Contested-Environment Operations
The HX-2 is a software-defined loitering munition developed by Helsing for precision engagement in electronically contested environments. Its public positioning emphasizes onboard autonomy, resistance to communications disruption, and coordinated operation through Helsing's…
IAI Harop
Israel · IAI · Loitering Munition / SEAD
The IAI Harop is a loitering munition designed to autonomously detect, attack, and destroy radar emitters. It was used effectively by Azerbaijan in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, demonstrating the growing effectiveness of loitering munitions in modern warfare.
IAI Harpy
Israel · IAI · SEAD / Loitering Munition
The IAI Harpy is one of the most consequential weapons in the history of unmanned systems — an autonomous anti-radiation loitering munition that predated the modern drone era by nearly three decades. Developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and first delivered in 1994, the Harpy…
IAI Heron
Israel · IAI · Strategic Reconnaissance
The IAI Heron is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV used for strategic reconnaissance by over 20 countries. It was one of the first drones to exceed 50 hours of continuous flight.
IAI Heron TP
Israel · IAI · Strategic ISR / SIGINT
The IAI Heron TP (Eitan) is the largest UAS in the Israeli Air Force inventory. It is powered by a turboprop engine, can carry a wide variety of sensor payloads, and has been adapted for SIGINT, ELINT, and communications relay missions.
IRIFI
France · Harmattan AI · Long-Range Precision Strike
IRIFI is an autonomous deep-strike unmanned system unveiled by French defense company Harmattan AI in October 2026. The company describes a one-way attack aircraft intended to reach targets up to 2,000 km away, putting it in a different mission category from short-range FPV…
Italmas
Russia · Aeroscan / ZALA Aero · Infrastructure Strike / Air-Defense Saturation
Italmas is a Russian long-range one-way attack drone developed by Aeroscan and associated with ZALA Aero. The propeller-driven aircraft is used against targets beyond tactical FPV range and has appeared in attacks alongside Gerbera and Shahed-derived Geran systems. Its lower…
Izdeliye-98 (Product 98)
Russia · ALPHA / Russian defense industry · Close-Range Precision Strike / Anti-Personnel / Anti-Armor
The Izdeliye-98, or "Product 98," is a 9-inch class FPV strike drone developed by the Russian firm ALPHA and first deployed on the Zaporizhzhia front in July 2026. It represents Russia's effort to indigenize and standardize FPV drone production after years of relying on modified…
Jackal UAV
United Kingdom · Flyby Technology · Air-Launched Effects / Precision Strike
Jackal is a British vertical-takeoff unmanned aircraft demonstrator developed by Flyby Technology. Its distributed propulsion and compact body are intended to combine runway-independent launch with the ability to carry a mission payload in contested or difficult terrain. The…
JetKiller
Ukraine · SkyFall · Counter-Shahed / Counter-UAS
JetKiller is the public name used for SkyFall’s P1-SUN JetKiller, a Ukrainian high-speed interceptor unveiled at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow. The aircraft was developed to defeat the faster jet-powered Geran variants that are more difficult for conventional…
Jiutian (Nine Heavens)
China · AVIC-linked Chinese aviation industry · Drone Swarm Deployment / ISR / Strike / Cargo
Jiutian, translated as Nine Heavens and also identified as the SS-UAV, is a Chinese heavy unmanned jet designed for multirole missions and the carriage of large numbers of smaller drones. The aircraft was unveiled at Airshow China in 2024 with eight external hardpoints and a…
JTAARS
USA · Joby Aviation / Shield AI (consortium) · Logistics / Autonomous Resupply / CASEVAC Support
The Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) is a U.S. Army program for autonomous cargo resupply and medical evacuation in contested environments. A production contract was awarded in May 2026, reflecting the Army's urgent requirement to deliver supplies and…
JUMP 20-X
USA · AeroVironment · Persistent ISR / Maritime Operations / Communications Relay
JUMP 20-X is AeroVironment’s next-generation Group 3 vertical-takeoff UAS for persistent operations from land bases and ships without launch or recovery infrastructure. Unveiled at IDEX in February 2025, it combines more than 13 hours of endurance, up to 185 km range, and 30 lb…
K1000ULE
USA · Kraus Hamdani Aerospace · Persistent ISR / Communications Relay / EW Support
K1000ULE is a fully electric, solar-assisted long-endurance unmanned aircraft developed by Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for persistent surveillance and communications missions. Its value proposition is a very small logistical footprint: an electric propulsion system can support long…
KALKAN
Türkiye · Baykar · Reconnaissance / Surveillance / Target Acquisition
KALKAN DİHA is Baykar's hybrid VTOL fixed-wing tactical ISR aircraft, using lift motors and internal-combustion forward propulsion. It is advertised unarmed, with EO/IR, tracker, and laser-rangefinder payload options for surveillance and target acquisition. Baykar claims the…
Kaman-22
Iran · IRGC Aerospace / Iranian defense industry · ISR / Precision Strike / Maritime Patrol
The Kaman-22 is Iran's medium-altitude long-endurance strike and reconnaissance UAV, unveiled by the IRGC Aerospace Force and featured prominently in 2026 Iranian drone program coverage as a key platform in Tehran's ambitions to project air power across the Middle East and into…
KARGI
Türkiye · Lentatek · Anti-Radiation / Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
KARGI is a Turkish loitering-munition project associated with Lentatek and intended for attacks against emitting air-defense systems. Public descriptions place it in the anti-radiation and suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses mission set: the munition searches for a relevant radar…
KARGU FPV
Turkey · STM · Close-Range Precision Strike
KARGU FPV is an FPV-oriented attack-drone derivative associated with STM's KARGU combat-drone portfolio. It uses a compact multirotor architecture intended for rapid, close-range employment by small units rather than for long-endurance surveillance. The system's operator views…
Kargu-2
Turkey · STM · Autonomous Loitering Munition
The Kargu-2 is a rotary-wing autonomous loitering munition capable of swarming. It reportedly became the first drone to autonomously attack humans without operator command during the Libyan civil war in 2020.
Karrar
Iran · HESA / Iranian Aerospace Industries Organization · Strike / Aerial Target / Reconnaissance
The Karrar is an Iranian jet-powered combat and target drone developed by HESA, first unveiled in 2010 and continuing to serve as a test platform and operational strike asset in 2026. Capable of carrying a pair of Nasr anti-ship missiles or bombs, the Karrar was Iran's first…
KB-10G
Thailand · Not publicly disclosed · Tactical One-Way Strike
KB-10G is a Thai loitering munition associated with a domestically developed family of expendable attack drones. It is intended to combine an unmanned aircraft's search and target-confirmation functions with a one-way terminal strike, giving a tactical unit an organic option…
KB-5E
Thailand · Not publicly disclosed · Short-Range Tactical Strike
KB-5E is the smaller member of a Thai family of domestically developed expendable attack drones. Its intended role is short-range tactical strike, where a compact system can be carried and launched by small units against a confirmed target without requiring a crewed aircraft or…
KEMANKEŞ 1
Türkiye · Baykar · Air-Launched Precision Strike / Loitering Attack
KEMANKEŞ 1 is Baykar's compact jet-powered air-launched cruise-drone system, intended to give Baykar unmanned aircraft a stand-off precision-strike option. Its publicly shown configuration combines an electro-optical nose, folding or deployed aerodynamic surfaces, and a small…
KEMANKEŞ 2
Türkiye · Baykar · Loitering Precision Strike
KEMANKEŞ 2 is Baykar's jet-powered mini intelligent cruise missile for autonomous, EO-guided precision strike. Its compact cruise-missile form differentiates it from Baykar's larger reusable reconnaissance aircraft. Baykar claims the listed 2.47-m length, 1.35-m span, 160-KIAS…
Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg
Russia · NPC Ushkuynik (reported) · ISR / Target Acquisition
Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg is a small Russian ISR UAV with a reported three-axis EO gimbal, wide-angle Full-HD camera, and 10× optical zoom. It is configured for reconnaissance and target acquisition rather than publicly listed armament. Ukraine's HUR reports 0.82-m length, 2.8-m span,…
Korsar
Russia · Rostec / KB Luch (attributed) · ISR / Targeting / Limited Strike
Korsar is a Russian tactical unmanned aircraft program associated with KB Luch and the Rostec industrial group. It was presented as a larger and more capable reconnaissance platform than small hand-launched systems, with possible support for precision effects. Public displays…
KUB-10ME
Russia · Kalashnikov Concern · Precision Strike / Moving-Target Engagement
The KUB-10ME is a Russian tactical guided munition and loitering-attack system developed by Kalashnikov Concern. Announced in February 2026 and publicly displayed in May, it extends the KUB family beyond 100 km while adding an electro-optical guidance system capable of engaging…
KUB-BLA
Russia · ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov) · Loitering Munition
The KUB-BLA is a delta-wing loitering munition developed by the Kalashnikov Group. It has been deployed in Ukraine and uses electric propulsion for a low acoustic signature during terminal approach.
KUS-VH
South Korea · KAI · ISR / Reconnaissance
The KUS-VH is a South Korean medium-altitude long-endurance UAV developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). It is designed to provide the South Korean military with advanced ISR capabilities and can operate in both manned and autonomous modes for border surveillance.
Lancet
Russia · ZALA Aero/Kalashnikov · Loitering Munition
Lancet is ZALA's Russian family of loitering munitions, widely associated with reconnaissance-and-strike teams during the war in Ukraine. Unlike a reusable armed drone, the strike vehicle is consumed in the engagement. Its purpose is to carry a sensor and explosive payload to a…
LANIUS
Israel · Elbit Systems · Urban Reconnaissance / Precision Strike
LANIUS is Elbit Systems's small, highly maneuverable drone-based loitering munition for close-range urban and indoor operations. The Legion-X system presents it as a platform that can enter buildings, provide a real-time video view, identify or track threats, and deliver either…
Lastochka
Russia · Russian defense industry (specific manufacturer Not publicly disclosed) · Reconnaissance / One-Way Attack
Lastochka is a Russian small unmanned aircraft name used in reporting for a lightweight reconnaissance and strike system. Its compact fixed-wing design is suited to tactical observation and, in some reported employment, one-way attacks against nearby targets. Open imagery and…
Leleka-100
Ukraine · DeViRo · Reconnaissance / Artillery Correction
Leleka-100 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV developed by DeViRo for tactical observation and artillery correction. Its compact electric aircraft is designed for launch and recovery by field teams rather than for runway operations. Open Ukrainian defense reporting…
LITAVR+
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense-industry program; manufacturer not consistently disclosed · Shahed Interception / Point Air Defense
LITAVR+ is a Ukrainian interceptor concept intended to engage fast, jet-powered one-way attack drones. It is presented as part of the effort to build a lower-cost, locally produced layer of defense against Shahed-class threats. Public descriptions emphasize speed and…
Liutyi
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry (SpetsTechnoExport / Ukroboronprom) · Strike / ISR / Deep Strike
The Liutyi (Ukrainian: Лютий — "Fierce") is Ukraine's indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance strike drone, developed as a domestically produced alternative to Western-supplied UAVs. Designed for deep-strike missions against high-value targets inside Russian-held territory,…
LUCAS
USA · SpektreWorks · Low-Cost Long-Range Strike
LUCAS, the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, is a SpektreWorks one-way attack aircraft whose Shahed-like configuration is associated with the company’s FLM-136 target and threat-emulation work. It is intended as a scalable, comparatively low-cost strike effect rather than…
Mammoth
Ukraine · Culver Aerospace · Heavy Deep Strike
Mammoth is a large delta-wing long-range strike drone developed by Culver Aerospace. Public reporting emphasizes a combination of extended reach, substantial payload potential, and production intended to support Ukraine's strategic strike campaign. Its complete specification set…
Matryoshka
Russia · Russian defense industry · Close-Range Precision Strike / Man-Portable Strike
The Matryoshka is a Russian compact foldable FPV drone fielded in June 2026, designed for ultra-portable individual soldier issue. Named after the iconic Russian nesting doll for its folding arm design that collapses the aircraft into a cylinder small enough to fit inside a…
Mayhem 10
Ukraine · Ukrainian Private Defense Consortium / Brave1 · Deep Strike / Infrastructure Attack / SEAD
The Mayhem 10 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing strike drone with a 1,000+ km range, enabling deep strikes into Russian territory without political restrictions on crewed aircraft. Its GPS + inertial + optical scene-matching guidance achieves a CEP under 3 meters even in GPS-jammed…
Meraj-521
Iran · Iranian defense industry · Precision Strike / Area Denial / Infrastructure Attack
The Meraj-521 is an Iranian loitering munition cited in 2026 proliferation and conflict reporting as a key component of Iran's asymmetric strike capability and proxy weapon supply network. Smaller and cheaper than the Shahed-136, the Meraj-521 is designed to be exported to…
Merlin-VR
Russia · Not publicly disclosed · Long-Endurance ISR / Target Observation
Merlin-VR is a Russian reconnaissance unmanned aircraft reported as a long-endurance platform for observation and intelligence collection. Its conventional twin-boom configuration and rear pusher propulsion are consistent with a larger tactical aircraft than the small…
Merops
USA · Project Eagle · Shahed Interception / Mobile Air Defense
Merops is a counter-UAS interceptor associated with Project Eagle and reported operational testing against Shahed and Geran targets. The system is intended to offer a reusable or lower-cost alternative to conventional surface-to-air missiles for defending mobile units and…
METIS Interceptor
Germany · TYTAN Technologies · Class II Counter-UAS
METIS is TYTAN's fixed-wing interceptor designed for longer-range NATO Class-II counter-UAS threats. It is presented as an autonomous kinetic hit-to-kill system rather than a conventional armed drone. Length, span, height, endurance, payload, and weight are not publicly…
MICH 2000
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry using a modified Chinese civilian airframe · Deep Strike / Maritime and Infrastructure Attack
The MICH 2000 is a Ukrainian long-range strike drone associated with the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alfa special-operations unit. Investigative reporting published in August 2026 traced the aircraft to a Chinese civilian airframe acquired in 2023 and subsequently redesigned…
Mighty Hornet IV
Taiwan/United States · National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology / Kratos · Strike / Attritable Combat Aircraft / Target Drone
Mighty Hornet IV is a Taiwanese-U.S.-associated jet-powered unmanned aircraft related in public descriptions to the Kratos MQM-178 Firejet family. It is intended to provide a fast, attritable aircraft for training, evaluation, or operational strike concepts. Public reporting…
Mohajer-10
Iran · Qods Aviation · Long-Range Strike / ISR
The Mohajer-10 is Iran's largest and most advanced indigenous drone, featuring satellite communications and beyond-line-of-sight capability. It represents a significant upgrade from earlier Mohajer variants.
Mohajer-4
Iran · Qods Aviation Industry (attributed) · ISR / Artillery Observation / Targeting
Mohajer-4 is an Iranian tactical fixed-wing unmanned aircraft and a predecessor in the Mohajer lineage that later includes the Mohajer-6 and Mohajer-10. It was designed for battlefield observation, border surveillance, and support to ground forces. The conventional airframe uses…
Mohajer-6
Iran · Qods Aviation · Reconnaissance / Attack
The Mohajer-6 is Iran's most advanced operational combat UAV, capable of carrying precision-guided Qaem bombs and Almas anti-tank missiles. It features improved optics and datalink systems compared to its predecessors in the Mohajer family.
Mojave
USA · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Strike / ISR / STOL Operations from Austere Airfields
The Mojave is GA-ASI's short take-off and landing (STOL) MALE UAV variant, engineered to operate from unprepared airstrips as short as 1,500 feet — a capability critical for forward-deployed operations in remote theaters where long paved runways are unavailable. Its enlarged…
Molniya-1
Russia · Russian defense industry · Battlefield Strike / Low-Cost Precision Attack
Molniya-1 is a low-cost Russian fixed-wing attack drone widely used for battlefield strikes. Its simple construction fills the range and payload gap between quadcopter FPV drones and larger one-way attack aircraft. Later experiments have paired Molniya-family systems with relay…
Molniya-2
Russia · Russian defense industry · Battlefield Strike / Extended-Range FPV Attack
Molniya-2 is a Russian fixed-wing attack drone developed from the low-cost Molniya battlefield family. Compared with the first version, it is associated with an enlarged airframe, heavier payload options, and adaptations based on extensive combat use. The design emphasizes…
MORFIUS X-Rotor
USA · Lockheed Martin · High-Power Microwave Counter-Swarm Defense
MORFIUS X-Rotor is Lockheed Martin’s reusable airborne high-power microwave counter-drone system, unveiled at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow. Unlike the earlier expendable tube-launched MORFIUS concept, X-Rotor uses a recoverable vertical-lift airframe that can…
Morok
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Long-Range Strike / One-Way Attack (reported)
Morok is a Ukrainian long-range fixed-wing drone designation associated with one-way strike reporting. Public visual evidence is limited and inconsistent, so this entry records the broad reported mission context without asserting a particular manufacturer, production series, or…
MQ-1 Predator
USA · General Atomics · Reconnaissance / Light Attack
The MQ-1 Predator was the General Atomics aircraft that made persistent remotely piloted surveillance and armed observation widely recognizable. It developed from earlier unmanned-aircraft work and entered the Balkans reconnaissance mission in the 1990s. Its slow flight and long…
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
USA · General Atomics · Reconnaissance / Attack
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is General Atomics' armed, medium-altitude unmanned aircraft for the U.S. Army. Although it belongs to the Predator family, it is not the Air Force's retired MQ-1 Predator with a different paint scheme. Gray Eagle was developed for Army reconnaissance,…
MQ-20 Avenger
USA · General Atomics · Strike / ISR
The MQ-20 Avenger is General Atomics' jet-powered unmanned aircraft, originally introduced as Predator C. Its swept wings, internal payload space, and turbofan engine distinguish it from the propeller-driven Predator and Reaper. It was designed to offer greater transit speed and…
MQ-25 Stingray
USA · Boeing · Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling
The MQ-25 Stingray is Boeing's carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy. Its immediate purpose is to reduce the amount of tanker work performed by F/A-18 Super Hornets and extend the reach of the carrier air wing. It is not an unmanned fighter entering…
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Australia · Boeing Australia · Loyal Wingman / ISR / Strike
The MQ-28 Ghost Bat is the first military combat aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia in over 50 years. It is an AI-powered loyal wingman drone designed to fly alongside manned fighters, providing ISR, electronic warfare, and strike capabilities with a modular nose…
MQ-4C Triton
USA · Northrop Grumman · Maritime Surveillance
The MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude maritime surveillance drone derived from the Global Hawk. It provides persistent maritime ISR with a 360-degree radar and multi-spectral sensors for the U.S. Navy.
MQ-8C Fire Scout
USA · Northrop Grumman / Bell · Maritime ISR / Targeting / Resupply Support
MQ-8C Fire Scout is the U.S. Navy's unmanned helicopter for ship-based maritime surveillance, targeting support, communications relay, and logistics missions. Its vertical takeoff and landing capability allows it to operate from ships that cannot accommodate a conventional…
MQ-9 Reaper
USA · General Atomics · Attack / Reconnaissance
The MQ-9 Reaper is a multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft primarily employed in dynamic execution and ISR roles. It is the primary offensive strike UAV for the USAF and has seen extensive combat in the Middle East and Africa.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
USA · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Maritime Domain Awareness / Anti-Submarine Warfare / Strike / ISR
The MQ-9B SeaGuardian is a maritime-optimized variant of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, specifically configured for open-ocean surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and maritime strike. Unlike the standard MQ-9, the SeaGuardian incorporates a 360-degree multi-mode maritime surface…
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
USA · General Atomics · Multi-Role ISR / Strike
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is the next-generation evolution of the MQ-9 Reaper, designed for all-weather operations and certified to fly in non-segregated airspace. It features improved endurance, de-icing systems, and compliance with NATO STANAG 4671 airworthiness standards.
MQM-178 Firejet
USA · Kratos Defense · Air Defense Training / Threat Simulation / Test and Evaluation
The MQM-178 Firejet is a jet-powered aerial target drone developed by Kratos Defense to simulate high-performance aircraft and cruise missile threats for U.S. air defense and live-fire training programs. Its turbofan powerplant allows it to replicate the speed and radar…
Nagastra-1
India · Economic Explosives Limited (Solar Industries) / Z-Motion Autonomous Systems · Tactical Surveillance / Precision Strike
Nagastra-1 is an Indian man-portable, electrically powered fixed-wing loitering munition produced by Economic Explosives Limited, part of Solar Industries, in collaboration with Z-Motion Autonomous Systems. It combines local surveillance and an integrated explosive payload for…
Neros Archer
USA · Neros Technologies · Precision Strike / Counter-Personnel / Anti-Armor
The Neros Archer is a U.S.-developed FPV strike drone that generated major Pentagon contract news in 2026, reflecting the DoD's accelerating investment in low-cost one-way attack drones modeled on the combat-proven FPV drone concept demonstrated so effectively in Ukraine. Neros…
nEUROn
France · Dassault · Stealth UCAV Technology Demonstrator
nEUROn is a European unmanned combat-aircraft technology demonstrator led by Dassault Aviation. It was built to test difficult technologies and industrial cooperation, not to equip an operational squadron under the nEUROn name. That distinction is central to understanding the…
Octopus interceptor
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense-forces design; multiple licensed manufacturers · Shahed-Type Drone Interception
Octopus is a Ukrainian-developed interceptor intended to destroy Shahed-type attack drones, with automatic guidance during the final approach. It originated within Ukraine's defense forces and became a significant UK–Ukraine technology-sharing project in 2025. Unlike a drone…
Omen
USA · Anduril Industries · Persistent ISR / Maritime Awareness / Contested Logistics
Omen is Anduril Industries' hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle, a runway-independent Group 3 platform for persistent maritime domain awareness, long-range overland surveillance, and contested logistics. Anduril also describes non-defense uses such as search and rescue and…
One-Way Effector (OWE)
France · MBDA · Massed Deep Strike / Air-Defense Saturation
MBDA’s One-Way Effector is a sovereign French long-range expendable strike aircraft designed to be produced and launched in quantities large enough to saturate sophisticated air defenses. MBDA unveiled the concept at the 2025 Paris Air Show and paired missile-house guidance and…
Orbiter 4
Israel · Aeronautics · Multi-Mission Tactical ISR
The Orbiter 4 is a small tactical UAS with dual-payload capability for simultaneous ISR missions. It features automatic takeoff and landing and can be operated by a two-person crew.
Orbiter 5
Israel · Aeronautics · ISR / Maritime Patrol / Target Acquisition
Orbiter 5 is Aeronautics' tactical ISR and ISTAR UAS, including a stated maritime-surveillance miniature-radar mission. The vehicle-mounted system is designed for autonomous, runway-independent operation and carries two payloads simultaneously. Aeronautics claims more than 25…
Orion
Russia · Kronshtadt · Reconnaissance / Strike
The Orion (Inokhodets) is Russia's first domestically produced medium-altitude long-endurance combat drone. It entered service with the Russian military and has been deployed operationally, carrying guided bombs and missiles for strike missions.
Orlan-10
Russia · Special Technology Center (STC) · Artillery Correction / ISR / Electronic Warfare / SIGINT
The Orlan-10 is Russia's most widely deployed tactical reconnaissance UAV and one of the most documented unmanned systems of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Gas-engine powered with a parachute recovery system, it has been used continuously since 2014 in both Donbas and the full-scale…
Orlan-30
Russia · Special Technology Center (STC) · Artillery Reconnaissance / Target Designation
Orlan-30 is a Russian tactical fixed-wing unmanned aircraft associated with the Orlan family and intended for reconnaissance, artillery support, and target designation. Public descriptions distinguish it from the more widely documented Orlan-10 by emphasizing a larger mission…
Outlaw Gen 3
USA · Griffon Aerospace · Air-Defense Training / Threat Simulation / Test Support
Outlaw Gen 3 is the latest Griffon Aerospace target-drone configuration procured by the U.S. Army for air-defense and weapons training. The Outlaw family provides reusable, configurable unmanned aircraft that can represent cruise-missile and other airborne threats during…
P1-SUN
Ukraine · SkyFall / Ukrainian defense industry · Drone Interception / Counter-UAS / Air Defense
The P1-SUN is a Ukrainian autonomous interceptor drone designed specifically to destroy incoming Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions, FPV strike drones, and other unmanned aerial threats. By 2026 it had been credited with over 1,000 confirmed intercepts, including more than 700…
Palianytsia
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · Long-Range Precision Strike
Palianytsia is a Ukrainian turbojet-powered drone-missile developed for long-range attacks against military targets beyond the reach of many conventional unmanned aircraft. Its hybrid classification reflects a missile-like propulsion system paired with lower-cost drone…
Patria SKY
Finland · Patria · ISR / Border Surveillance
The Patria SKY is Finland's indigenous tactical UAV developed for the Finnish Defence Forces, purpose-built for Arctic and Nordic operating conditions including extreme cold, snow, and limited visibility. Equipped with electro-optical, infrared, and SIGINT payloads, it provides…
PD-2
Ukraine · UkrSpecSystems · Reconnaissance / Surveillance
The PD-2 is a Ukrainian-made tactical reconnaissance UAV designed for ISR operations. It is catapult-launched and parachute-recovered, making it runway-independent. It has been used extensively in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict for artillery spotting and surveillance.
PDW C100
USA · Performance Drone Works · ISR / Targeting / Payload Delivery
C100 Defense is a foldable, rucksack-portable multirotor built for ISR, communications, spectrum awareness, navigation, and payload delivery. Its distinguishing feature is a modular architecture for interchangeable mission equipment rather than a fixed weapon. PDW publishes the…
Peklo
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · Long-Range Strike / Airfield Attack
Peklo, meaning inferno, is a Ukrainian jet-powered drone-missile developed for rapid long-range strikes. Ukrainian presentations have associated the system with a roughly 700-kilometer reach and high subsonic speed, though a complete technical data sheet has not been released.…
PHANTOM-950
Germany · Not publicly disclosed · Strategic ISR / Penetrating Operations Concept
PHANTOM-950 is a newly disclosed blended-wing unmanned-aircraft concept associated with Germany in the supplied brief. The aircraft is presented as a long-range stealth design intended for missions requiring persistence and reduced detectability. The public record available for…
Phoenix Ghost
USA · AEVEX Aerospace · Tactical Precision Strike
Phoenix Ghost is the name used publicly for a U.S. loitering munition supplied to Ukraine for tactical strike missions. The system was selected for the Ukraine environment and is associated with an ability to loiter, identify or engage targets, and operate in conditions where a…
PLargonia
Poland · Air Force Institute of Technology / Center for Autonomous Systems · One-Way Strike / Aerial Target
PLargonia is Poland’s domestically developed long-range one-way attack and aerial-target drone, publicly presented in March 2026 as a low-cost system intended for mass deployment. The delta-wing configuration is visibly influenced by the Shahed-131/136 family, but the program is…
Poseidon H10 MkIII
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · ISR / Artillery Fire Correction / Target Acquisition
Poseidon H10 MkIII is a Ukrainian vertical-takeoff reconnaissance system designed for battlefield surveillance, target acquisition, and artillery fire correction. It launches and lands using lift rotors, then transitions to efficient fixed-wing flight, allowing frontline units…
Privet-82
Russia · Oko Design Bureau · Loitering Strike / Precision Attack
Privet-82 is a Russian electrically powered loitering munition publicly associated with the Oko design bureau. Reports describe a catapult-launched, conventionally arranged fixed-wing aircraft intended to reach a target area and attack under operator control. It is a munition…
Punisher
Ukraine · UA Dynamics · Light Attack / Strike
The Punisher is a Ukrainian fixed-wing strike drone developed by UA Dynamics and battle-tested extensively in the war against Russia. Weighing approximately 15 kilograms and with a 3.5-meter wingspan, it bridges the gap between small commercial-derivative FPV drones and larger…
Quantum Systems Vector
Germany · Quantum-Systems GmbH · Reconnaissance / Mapping / Artillery Observation
Quantum Systems Vector is an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing reconnaissance aircraft designed to combine runway-independent launch with efficient fixed-wing cruise. Its distributed-rotor layout allows a small team to deploy the system from confined positions. The…
Queen of Hornets
Ukraine · Wild Hornets · FPV Drone Carrier / Short-Range Strike Support
Queen of Hornets is a large Ukrainian multirotor carrier associated with the Wild Hornets volunteer engineering initiative. Public reporting describes the aircraft as a means of transporting and releasing smaller first-person-view drones, allowing the carrier to move the launch…
RAM II
Ukraine · Skyeton · Reconnaissance / Surveillance
The RAM II is a Ukrainian-developed fixed-wing tactical UAV built for front-line ISR and artillery correction missions. Its long endurance and quiet engine make it well-suited for persistent surveillance in contested areas.
Red Dragon
USA · AeroVironment · Long-Range Precision Strike / Anti-Armor / Anti-Surface
The Red Dragon is AeroVironment's large-class loitering munition designed for precision long-range strike against armored vehicles, fortified positions, and high-value surface targets. Building on the company's experience with the Switchblade family, the Red Dragon scales up…
Replicator
USA · Lockheed Martin Skunk Works / Divergent Technologies · Digital Engineering / Attritable Aircraft Demonstration
Replicator is a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Divergent Technologies unmanned-aircraft prototype publicly revealed in June 2026 after being designed and built in less than twelve months. The project demonstrates a digital-development and additive-manufacturing process intended…
Roadrunner
USA · Anduril Industries · Counter-UAS / Counter-Cruise Missile / Autonomous Air Defense
The Roadrunner is a reusable, jet-powered autonomous interceptor developed by Anduril Industries to counter the growing threat of drones, cruise missiles, and other aerial targets. Unlike traditional surface-to-air missiles, the Roadrunner can take off vertically from a compact…
Rogue 1
USA · Teledyne FLIR Defense · Tactical ISR / Precision Strike
Rogue 1 is Teledyne FLIR Defense's small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing loitering munition for tactical reconnaissance and precision attack. It is an electrically powered multirotor rather than a tube-launched fixed-wing weapon. Its defining feature is the ability to abort an…
Rotem Alpha
Israel · Israel Aerospace Industries · Tactical ISR / Heavy Lift / Precision Strike Support
Rotem Alpha is Israel Aerospace Industries' heavy tactical multirotor aircraft, intended to provide a larger payload and more mission flexibility than the company's small man-portable Rotem systems. Its vertical-takeoff configuration is suited to dispersed operations,…
Rotem L
Israel · Israel Aerospace Industries · Close-Range Precision Strike / Tactical ISR
Rotem L is a backpack-portable multirotor loitering munition associated with Israel Aerospace Industries' Rotem family. Its vertical-takeoff architecture is intended for close tactical environments where a small team needs an organic search-and-strike option without a runway,…
RQ-11 Raven
United States · AeroVironment · Short-Range Tactical ISR / Route Reconnaissance
The RQ-11 Raven is AeroVironment's hand-launched fixed-wing reconnaissance drone, designed to give small units an aerial view without a runway or a large aviation detachment. It is an unarmed Group 1 system whose value is local situational awareness rather than long-range…
RQ-16 T-Hawk
United States · Honeywell · Close Reconnaissance / Hazardous-Site Inspection
RQ-16 T-Hawk is a ducted-fan micro air vehicle developed by Honeywell for close reconnaissance and inspection. Its enclosed rotor permits vertical takeoff and hovering in confined spaces where a conventional fixed-wing aircraft could not operate. The system was designed to carry…
RQ-170 Sentinel
USA · Lockheed Martin · Stealth Reconnaissance
The RQ-170 Sentinel is a low-observable U.S. reconnaissance aircraft associated with Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, better known as Skunk Works. Its public identity emerged from photographs taken around Kandahar, Afghanistan, earning it the nickname Beast of…
RQ-180
USA · Northrop Grumman (reported) · Stealth Strategic Reconnaissance
RQ-180 is an unconfirmed designation applied by defense analysts and aviation observers to a suspected U.S. stealth unmanned aircraft intended for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in contested airspace. It is not publicly confirmed as an official…
RQ-20 Puma AE
USA · AeroVironment · Small Unit Reconnaissance
The RQ-20 Puma AE is a hand-launched, small UAS used for low-altitude reconnaissance by small ground units. It is waterproof and can operate in maritime environments.
RQ-21 Blackjack
USA · Insitu/Boeing · Tactical ISR
The RQ-21 Blackjack is a small tactical UAS used by the U.S. Marine Corps for battalion-level reconnaissance. It uses a pneumatic launcher and SkyHook recovery system, requiring no runway.
RQ-35 Heidrun
Denmark · Sky-Watch · ISR / Force Protection
The RQ-35 Heidrun is Denmark's indigenous tactical drone program, developed by Sky-Watch and adopted by Danish defence forces for battlefield ISR and force protection missions. Designed for rapid deployment in Arctic and Nordic operating environments, the Heidrun provides…
RQ-4 Global Hawk
USA · Northrop Grumman · Strategic Reconnaissance
The RQ-4 Global Hawk is Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft. Its central advantage is the ability to collect intelligence over a large area for more than a day without an onboard crew. Unlike an armed MQ-9 or an expendable attack drone,…
RQ-7 Shadow
USA · AAI/Textron · Tactical Reconnaissance
The RQ-7 Shadow is a tactical unmanned aircraft system used by the U.S. Army at the brigade level. It provides real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and battle damage assessment over the battlefield.
Rubaka
Ukraine · Not publicly disclosed · Long-Range Strike / One-Way Attack (reported)
Rubaka is a Ukrainian fixed-wing drone designation associated in public reporting with a simple, low-cost strike airframe. The available record is not sufficient to assign a definitive manufacturer or to determine whether every Rubaka reference describes the same production…
Ruta
Netherlands · Destinus · Precision Strike / Deep Strike
Ruta Block 1 is Destinus's long-range precision-strike drone or missile-family baseline. It is designed for low-level terrain-following flight and GNSS-denied navigation, distinguishing its mission from a conventional tactical ISR UAV. Only an over-300-km range and 150-kg…
S-70 Okhotnik-B
Russia · Sukhoi · Stealth UCAV
The S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) is a heavy stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by Sukhoi. Featuring a flying wing design and jet propulsion, it is designed to operate alongside Su-57 fifth-generation fighters as an autonomous wingman for deep penetration strike…
S-76
Russia · Sukhoi / United Aircraft Corporation (project attribution) · Autonomous Logistics / Cargo Transport
S-76 is a Russian vertical-takeoff unmanned cargo-aircraft concept associated with Sukhoi and the United Aircraft Corporation. It is intended to move supplies to locations where a conventional runway is unavailable or exposed, complementing rather than directly replacing armed…
S8000 Banderol
Russia · Russian defense industry · Long-Range Infrastructure Strike / Precision Strike
The S8000 Banderol is a Russian jet-powered cruise missile/strike UAV hybrid that completed testing and moved to serial production in July 2026. Significantly faster than propeller-driven loitering munitions like the Shahed-136, the Banderol uses a small turbine engine to reach…
Saab A3
Sweden · Saab · Loyal Wingman / Air Combat / ISR
Saab A3 is the designation commonly associated with Saab’s full-scale uncrewed collaborative combat-aircraft concept shown publicly in August 2026. The tailless, low-observable design is intended to explore a high-end loyal-wingman capability that could team with Gripen fighters…
Saegheh
Iran · IRGC Aerospace · Strike / Reconnaissance
The Saegheh (Thunderbolt) is an Iranian UCAV reportedly reverse-engineered from a captured U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel. It features a blended wing-body design and can carry Sadid-1 precision bombs.
Saker Scout
Ukraine · Saker · AI-Assisted ISR / Artillery Reconnaissance
Saker Scout is a Ukrainian tactical reconnaissance quadcopter associated with Saker. It is intended to provide observation, target finding, and artillery adjustment for units operating close to contested front lines. Public descriptions emphasize computer-vision assistance for…
Salut
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · Counter-Shahed / Mobile Air Defense
Salut is a Ukrainian interceptor drone identified in operational reporting about the country's expanding low-cost defense against Shahed and Geran attacks. It is intended to give mobile teams a scalable alternative to expensive surface-to-air missiles. Public technical details…
Samad-3
Yemen · Houthi-associated production (supply chain disputed) · Long-Range Strike
Samad-3 is a long-range, propeller-driven one-way attack drone operated by Yemen's Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis. It belongs to the Samad or Sammad family, but should not be confused with the smaller Samad-1 reconnaissance aircraft or the shorter-range Samad-2. Its…
Saturn-30
Russia · KRET / Russian defense industry · ISR / Strike / Electronic Warfare / Relay
The Saturn-30 is a Russian multi-role unmanned aerial platform developed by KRET (the Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies) and unveiled at Drone Expo-2026 in Kazan. It represents Russia's push toward a modular, theater-level drone capable of performing reconnaissance, light…
Scalpel
Russia · Vostok Design Bureau (reported) · Loitering Strike / Tactical Attack
Scalpel is a Russian loitering-munition designation publicly attributed in reporting to the Vostok design bureau. It is generally described as a compact electric strike UAV in the same broad mission class as the Lancet, but similarity of mission or appearance does not establish…
ScanEagle
USA · Insitu/Boeing · Reconnaissance / Surveillance
The ScanEagle is a small, long-endurance, low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing. It is launched using a pneumatic catapult and recovered using the SkyHook retrieval system, requiring no runway.
Scout
Israel · IAI · Tactical Reconnaissance
The IAI Scout is a pioneering tactical drone that played a decisive role in the 1982 Lebanon War, where it provided real-time intelligence during the Bekaa Valley air battle that led to the destruction of Syrian SAM batteries and the downing of over 80 Syrian aircraft. As one of…
Searcher
Israel · IAI · ISR / Artillery Spotting
The IAI Searcher (Mk II/III) is Israel's first widely exported tactical ISR drone, featuring a twin-boom pusher configuration with advanced electro-optical and infrared payloads. Extensively used by the Indian Army for border surveillance and artillery spotting along the Line of…
Shahed 136
Iran · HESA (Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company) · One-Way Attack / Loitering Munition / Strategic Infrastructure Strike
The Shahed 136 is Iran's premier one-way attack drone and the most proliferated loitering munition in modern warfare. Mass-employed by Russia as the Geran-2 against Ukrainian infrastructure since 2022, it has reshaped the economics of air defense. Upgraded variants including the…
Shahed-101
Iran · Iranian defense industry · Long-Range Strike
Shahed-101 is a compact Iranian-origin straight-wing one-way attack UAV. Its layout distinguishes it from the delta-wing Shahed-131, while an integral explosive warhead is reported. Public dimensions, speed, range, endurance, ceiling, payload, and weight are not publicly…
Shahed-107
Iran · Iranian defense industry · Strike / Reconnaissance
Shahed-107 is an Iranian-origin one-way attack UAV also reported to support reconnaissance or target acquisition. Its explosive payload is reported, but its sensor fit and warhead details are not publicly characterized. Public dimensional, speed, range, endurance, payload, and…
Shahed-129
Iran · HESA (reported); designed by Shahed Aviation Industries · Strike / Reconnaissance
Shahed-129 is a reusable Iranian MALE UAV for surveillance and armed strike, not a one-way munition. Public reporting associates it with Sadid-series guided weapons and a conventional reconnaissance-strike mission. Published figures are reported or estimated: 8-m length, 16-m…
Shahed-131
Iran · Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries · Long-Range Strike
Shahed-131 is an expendable delta-wing one-way attack UAV with an integral explosive warhead. In Russian service it is also associated with the Geran-1 name, distinguishing it from reusable strike aircraft. Reported figures give a 2.6-m length, 2.2-m span, 180-km/h speed,…
Shahed-139
Iran · Iranian defense industry · Reconnaissance / Strike
The Shahed-139 is a newly reported Iranian unmanned aircraft associated with medium-altitude reconnaissance and strike operations. The system entered global reporting after an encounter involving U.S. carrier aviation, but Iran has not released a reliable public specification…
Shahed-149 Gaza
Iran · Shahed Aviation Industries / IRGC Aerospace Force (reported) · Strike / Reconnaissance
Shahed-149 Gaza is a large reusable Iranian combat and ISR UAV promoted as a higher-capacity Shahed-family system. Iranian presentations associate it with multiple guided bombs, although an operational loadout is not independently confirmed. Its 21-m span, 215-km/h cruise,…
Shahed-171 Simorgh
Iran · Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (attributed) · Long-Range ISR / Precision Strike
Shahed-171 Simorgh is an Iranian unmanned flying-wing aircraft publicly associated with reverse-engineering work following Iran's 2011 recovery of a U.S. RQ-170. The name is used for a larger, reusable platform intended to conduct reconnaissance and potentially carry strike…
Shahed-191
Iran · Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (attributed) · Reconnaissance / Precision Strike
Shahed-191 is an Iranian jet-powered flying-wing unmanned aircraft associated with the Shahed family and derived in public reporting from Iran's study of a captured U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel. It is presented as a reusable reconnaissance and strike platform rather than a one-way…
Shahed-238
Iran · HESA / Iranian Aerospace Industries Organization · High-Speed Infrastructure Strike / Precision Attack
The Shahed-238 is a jet-turbine powered evolution of the Shahed-136 loitering munition, replacing the characteristic Mado MD-550 gasoline engine with a small turbojet to achieve speeds that pose considerably greater interception challenges for conventional air defense systems.…
Shahpar III
Pakistan · NESCOM / Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) · ISR / Proposed Armed and Maritime Missions
Shahpar III is Pakistan's larger medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat aircraft, developed within NESCOM's industrial ecosystem and marketed by Global Industrial & Defence Solutions, or GIDS. It is a distinct successor to the smaller Shahpar and Shahpar II rather than…
Shield AI V-BAT
USA · Shield AI / Martin UAV · Autonomous Reconnaissance / Force Protection / SIGINT
The Shield AI V-BAT is a tail-sitter VTOL UAV that stands on its tail for vertical launch and landing, then pitches to horizontal flight for cruise. Operated by Shield AI's Hivemind AI pilot software, it can fly fully autonomously in GPS-denied environments — a critical…
Shrike 10-F
Ukraine · SkyFall · Tactical Strike / Electronic-Warfare-Resistant Attack
The Shrike 10-F is a fiber-optic-controlled member of SkyFall's Shrike FPV attack-drone family. Its physical control link allows the operator to retain video and guidance in environments where radio-frequency control is heavily jammed. German financing for tens of thousands of…
Sichen
Ukraine · Ukrainian defense industry · Deep Strike / Strategic Infrastructure Attack
Sichen is a Ukrainian long-range strike UAV revealed amid reporting about successful attacks on strategic targets in Russia. The aircraft is intended for missions against refineries and military infrastructure at extended range. Public imagery establishes the named design, but…
SIRTAP
Spain · Airbus Defence and Space · ISR / Maritime Surveillance / Target Acquisition
SIRTAP, or Sistema Aéreo Remotamente Tripulado Táctico de Altas Prestaciones, is Airbus's high-end tactical remotely piloted aircraft for persistent day-and-night intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and target-acquisition missions. Airbus describes simultaneous carriage…
Sivrisinek
Turkey · Baykar · Expendable Precision Strike / Cooperative Flight
Sivrisinek, Turkish for mosquito, is Baykar's smaller fixed-wing loitering-munition system, publicly demonstrated alongside the much larger K2 in 2026. Baykar offers UM and UMX configurations intended to combine a long flight distance with rapid deployment from a catapult. It is…
SKELDAR V-200
Sweden · UMS Skeldar (Saab/Leonardo JV) · Maritime ISR / Ship-Based Operations
The SKELDAR V-200 is a ship-launched rotary-wing VTOL UAV designed for naval and maritime ISR operations, developed as a joint venture between Saab and Leonardo. Featuring a heavy fuel engine for compatibility with naval fuel logistics, the SKELDAR can operate from frigate and…
Skvorets Skarlov
Russia · Skvorets UAV manufacturer · Counter-UAS / Drone Interception
Skvorets Skarlov is a Russian interceptor UAV unveiled by the Moscow-based manufacturer associated with the Skvorets drone family at an industry event on 2 April 2026. Public reporting describes a purpose-built counter-UAS aircraft intended to engage hostile drones rather than a…
Skydio X10
USA · Skydio · Close-Range ISR / Autonomous Reconnaissance / Base Security
The Skydio X10 is a ruggedized autonomous quadcopter designed for military and government ISR missions, built by California-based Skydio. Featuring onboard AI-driven obstacle avoidance, the X10 can operate in GPS-denied environments using visual inertial odometry, making it…
Skylark
Israel · Elbit Systems · Tactical ISR
The Skylark I/II/III family is one of NATO's most widely adopted mini UAV systems, offering electric-powered, man-portable tactical ISR capability to infantry and special operations forces. Used extensively during operations in Afghanistan by multiple NATO armies, the Skylark…
SkyStriker
Israel · Elbit Systems · Precision Strike / SEAD
The SkyStriker is Elbit Systems' loitering munition designed for precision attacks against high-value targets and air defense systems. Reportedly used during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it features an electro-optical and infrared seeker with mission abort capability,…
Slavic
Ukraine · Vyriy Industries · ISR / Tactical Observation
Slavic, often styled SLAVIC, is a Ukrainian tactical reconnaissance quadcopter developed by Vyriy Industries as a military-oriented alternative to commercial Mavic-class aircraft. Public reporting in 2026 describes a platform intended to keep observation crews farther from the…
Songar Armed Drone
Turkey · ASISGUARD · Close Air Support / Convoy Security / ISR
Songar is a Turkish armed multirotor developed by ASISGUARD for close-range tactical support. Its vertical-takeoff design allows operation from confined sites and supports a stabilized weapon or mission payload below the central airframe. Public demonstrations have shown…
Sparrowhawk
USA · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · ISR / SIGINT / Electronic Warfare
Sparrowhawk is General Atomics's small parasite aircraft concept for extending the sensing and electronic-warfare reach of a larger unmanned host. The publicly described mission is to launch and recover from an MQ-9-class aircraft, placing a sensor or jammer closer to a…
Spectr Decoy UAV
United Kingdom · Not publicly disclosed · Air-Defense Saturation / Signature Deception
Spectr Decoy UAV is a British decoy aircraft described as a low-cost unmanned platform intended to complicate an adversary's radar picture. Its mission is not conventional reconnaissance or strike: it is designed to present a radar return that can make a small force appear…
Spike FireFly
Israel · Rafael Advanced Defense Systems · Urban Precision Strike / Tactical ISR
Spike FireFly is Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' compact vertical-takeoff loitering munition for close tactical operations. The system combines a small coaxial-rotor air vehicle with an electro-optical payload and is intended to let a dismounted or small-unit force observe and…
SpyX
Israel · BlueBird Aero Systems · Tactical ISR / Precision Strike
SpyX is an Israeli small loitering munition associated with BlueBird Aero Systems. The electric fixed-wing aircraft is designed to give tactical units an organic electro-optical search and precision-engagement capability without a conventional runway. BlueBird describes a…
SRC 100 Razor
Spain · Sener Aerospace · Multipurpose ISR / Precision Effects
SRC 100 Razor is a Spanish unmanned-aircraft concept presented by Sener as a stealth-oriented multipurpose platform. Its stated purpose is to combine low observability with tactical sensing and mission flexibility. Public descriptions place the aircraft in the approximately…
StarGate
Ukraine · SkyFall · Casualty Evacuation / Heavy-Lift Transport
StarGate is a six-rotor medical-evacuation UAV developed by Ukraine's SkyFall to transport a wounded person away from positions that are difficult or dangerous to reach by ground vehicle. It is a casualty-evacuation experiment, not an armed strike drone and not an established…
Sting Interceptor
Ukraine · Wild Hornets · Counter-Shahed / Point Air Defense
Sting is a Ukrainian interceptor drone developed to destroy Shahed and Geran one-way attack aircraft at substantially lower cost than a conventional missile. The compact system has been used from ground launch positions and is also presented as the defensive air layer carried by…
Stormbird
Ukraine · Skyeton · Precision Strike / Reconnaissance / Communications Relay
Stormbird is a Ukrainian fixed-wing tactical strike UAS introduced by Skyeton on October 7, 2026. It builds on the company's Raybird reconnaissance architecture but adds payload integration for precision strike and communications support. The distinction matters: Stormbird is an…
Strila
Germany · TYTAN Technologies · Counter-Shahed / Counter-UAS
Strila is a German-developed interceptor drone intended to provide a lower-cost defensive layer against Shahed-class one-way attack aircraft. A Germany-backed plan to supply interceptors to Ukraine has given the program unusual procurement scale and visibility. Detailed…
Supercam S350
Russia · Supercam · Persistent Reconnaissance / Artillery Support
Supercam S350 is a Russian fixed-wing unmanned aircraft marketed for long-duration tactical reconnaissance, observation, and artillery support. Its electric-powered flying-wing layout is intended for relatively quiet, runway-independent operations, with recovery by parachute and…
Switchblade 300
USA · AeroVironment · Loitering Munition / Anti-Personnel
The Switchblade 300 is a tube-launched, man-portable loitering munition designed for anti-personnel missions. It fits in a backpack and can be deployed by a single soldier in under two minutes.
Switchblade 400
USA · AeroVironment · Man-Portable Precision Anti-Armor Strike
Switchblade 400 is AeroVironment's medium-range, man-portable anti-armor loitering munition. Publicly introduced with the next generation of the Switchblade family in October 2025, it is a distinct product rather than a renaming of Switchblade 300 or 600. Its purpose is to give…
Switchblade 600
USA · AeroVironment · Loitering Munition
The Switchblade 600 is a man-portable loitering munition designed for anti-armor missions. It features a Javelin-derived warhead capable of defeating main battle tanks and can be launched from a tube by a single operator in the field.
TAI Anka-S
Turkey · TAI · ISR / SIGINT / Strike
The TAI Anka-S is Turkish Aerospace Industries' MALE unmanned aircraft and the country's most capable domestically produced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform. Distinguished from earlier Anka variants by its satellite communication suite, the Anka-S can…
TAPAS-BH
India · DRDO/HAL · ISR / Surveillance
The TAPAS-BH (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance - Beyond Horizon) is India's indigenous MALE class UAV developed by DRDO and HAL. It is designed to provide long-range surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the Indian Armed Forces.
TARSIS 3
Spain · Indra Sistemas · Tactical Reconnaissance / Surveillance
TARSIS 3 is a Spanish tactical unmanned aircraft associated with Indra and the TARSIS program. It is intended to provide an indigenous European option for surveillance and reconnaissance missions at the tactical edge. Public presentations describe a compact fixed-wing aircraft…
TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion
China · Sichuan Tengden Technology · Strike / Reconnaissance / Maritime Patrol
TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion is a twin-engine Chinese MALE strike and reconnaissance UAV with twin boom and tail architecture. External hardpoints support air-to-surface missiles and guided bombs, while the design emphasizes endurance and maritime patrol. Reported baseline…
Teal 2
USA · Red Cat Holdings · Short-Range Reconnaissance / Force Protection / Squad ISR
The Teal 2 is a small tactical quadcopter developed by Red Cat Holdings specifically targeting the U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program, which sought a NDAA-compliant drone free of Chinese-manufactured components. The SRR program emerged from concerns about DJI's…
TEKEVER AR5
Portugal/United Kingdom · TEKEVER · Persistent ISR / Artillery Support / Target Detection
TEKEVER AR5 is a twin-engine fixed-wing unmanned aircraft developed for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Its runway-based configuration supports maritime, border, and land observation missions where a larger payload and longer persistence are useful. The…
TEKEVER AR6
Portugal · TEKEVER · Maritime Surveillance / EEZ Patrol / ISR
The TEKEVER AR6 is the successor to the battle-proven AR5 used by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Extending endurance to 24+ hours via a more efficient turboprop engine and refined airframe, the AR6 carries a maritime surveillance radar, enhanced EO/IR turret, and AIS…
Teng Yun
Taiwan · NCSIST · ISR / Maritime Patrol
The Teng Yun is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV developed by Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST). Powered by twin turboprop engines, it is designed for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and maritime patrol missions in the…
Teng Yun II
Taiwan · NCSIST · ISR / Strike
The Teng Yun II is an improved MALE UAV developed by NCSIST as an evolution of the original Teng Yun platform. Featuring enhanced avionics, extended endurance, and armed strike capability, it represents a significant advancement in Taiwan's indigenous unmanned combat aircraft…
Thor Hammer
Ukraine · SkyFall · Precision Strike
Thor Hammer is SkyFall's Ukrainian middle-strike attack drone, publicly detailed in October 2026 in two variants with manufacturer-reported ranges of up to 350 km and 600 km. It is designed for strikes beyond the reach of ordinary frontline FPV quadcopters while remaining…
Thunder
USA · Anduril Industries · Armed Reconnaissance / Autonomous Strike
Thunder is an Anduril autonomous attack-rotorcraft concept presented as a next-generation unmanned platform for armed reconnaissance and strike missions. The aircraft reflects growing military interest in autonomous rotorcraft that can accompany dispersed forces without placing…
TOGAN
Türkiye · STM · Reconnaissance / Surveillance / Target Detection
TOGAN is STM's compact autonomous reconnaissance and surveillance quadcopter for tactical units. Its intended work includes route observation, target detection, and short-range intelligence collection, with an electro-optical payload providing the operator a view from above. STM…
UJ-22 Airborne
Ukraine · UkrJet · Strike / Reconnaissance
The UJ-22 Airborne is a Ukrainian-made reconnaissance and strike drone with long-range capability. Originally designed for civilian purposes, it was adapted for military use and has been employed for deep-strike missions behind enemy lines.
UJ-26 Beaver
Ukraine · UkrJet · Deep Strike
The UJ-26 Beaver, also known as Bober, is a Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone associated with deep strikes against Russian military and strategic infrastructure. Its Ukrainian nickname means beaver. The aircraft is consumed in its mission rather than returning as a…
ULTRA
USA · DZYNE Technologies / Ondas Sentinel · Persistent ISR / Multi-INT / Communications Relay
ULTRA is DZYNE's Group 5 long-endurance unmanned aircraft for persistent ISR, multi-INT collection, resilient communications, and other multi-mission operations. The current DZYNE/Ondas Sentinel product material also presents defense, homeland-security, commercial, and maritime…
V2U
Russia · Russian defense industry · Autonomous Target Recognition / Precision Strike
V2U is a Russian loitering munition associated with onboard machine vision and a higher degree of autonomous target recognition than many earlier battlefield drones. Recovered components and combat reporting indicate an emphasis on operating when navigation or operator links are…
Vampire (Baba Yaga)
Ukraine · SkyFall / Ukrainian defense industry (modified DJI Matrice 300 base) · Precision Strike / Area Bombardment / Night Attack
The Vampire, widely known by its Ukrainian callsign "Baba Yaga" (after the witch of Slavic folklore), is a large hexacopter strike platform that became Ukraine's most-used bomber drone in 2025-2026. Originally derived from commercial agricultural spray drones — primarily…
Vectis
USA · Lockheed Martin Skunk Works · Loyal Wingman / Strike / ISR / Electronic Warfare
Vectis is a survivable Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for autonomous teaming with the F-35 and future crewed aircraft. Introduced in September 2025, it is designed around open mission systems, low observability, and rapid software…
Virtus
Germany · STARK · Precision Strike / Vertical Launch
Virtus is a vertical-takeoff-and-landing one-way effector developed by STARK for rapid launch without a runway or catapult. The aircraft combines a compact VTOL arrangement with a forward-flight attack profile and has been paired with HX-2 in German acquisition reporting.…
VORON
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry / Brave1 · Reconnaissance / Precision Strike / EW Relay
The VORON (Ukrainian: "Raven") is a Ukrainian medium-range fixed-wing drone filling the ISR/strike gap between the Liutyi MALE platform and short-range FPV drones. A truck-deployed pneumatic catapult enables airfield-independent launch. Its modular payload bay swaps between…
VXE30 Stalker
United States · Lockheed Martin / Edge Autonomy · Long-Range Reconnaissance / Persistent ISR
VXE30 Stalker is a compact electric reconnaissance aircraft in the Stalker family, intended to provide small units with persistent observation without a runway. Its vertical-takeoff and fixed-wing cruise arrangement supports expeditionary launch and recovery. Public descriptions…
Warmate 3.0
Poland · WB Group · Tactical ISR / Precision Strike
Warmate 3.0 is a Polish loitering munition from WB Group, distinct from the Warmate 30 designation. It is intended to provide tactical units with a portable precision-strike and reconnaissance capability, allowing an operator to search an area before committing to an attack. The…
Warmate 30
Poland · WB Group · Long-Range Precision Strike
Warmate 30 is WB Group's larger long-range loitering munition for precision attack at tactical-to-operational depth. It is intended for the company's Gladius 2 launch system and carries a 30-kg warhead class, with high-explosive dual-purpose and thermobaric options reported for…
Watchkeeper WK450
UK · Thales · ISTAR / Artillery Spotting
The Watchkeeper WK450 is the British Army's primary unmanned ISR asset, based on the Elbit Hermes 450 platform. It is the first UAV in the UK to be certified for operation in unrestricted UK airspace and provides real-time battlefield intelligence.
Wildfire UAS
USA · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · ISR / Strike / Collaborative Combat
Wildfire UAS is General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' clean-sheet, attrition-tolerant aircraft for core intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike, and related high-demand missions. GA-ASI describes it as a lower-cost, scalable aircraft intended to be fielded in large…
Wing Loong 3
China · AVIC Chengdu Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System · Long-Range ISR / Strike / Maritime Patrol
Wing Loong 3 is AVIC's large medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft for surveillance and armed missions. Publicly displayed at Airshow China in Zhuhai in November 2022, it is a separate, substantially larger aircraft than Wing Loong I or Wing Loong II. AVIC Chengdu…
Wing Loong I
China · AVIC/Chengdu · Reconnaissance / Strike
The Wing Loong I (Pterodactyl I) is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV and one of China's most exported military drones. It has seen combat use in Libya, Yemen, and the Middle East by multiple operators.
Wing Loong II
China · AVIC/Chengdu · Reconnaissance / Strike
Wing Loong II is a Chinese medium-altitude, long-endurance armed drone developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group within AVIC. It is larger and more capable than the original Wing Loong, with a mission centered on persistent reconnaissance and precision attack. The export…
Wingcopter 198
Germany · Wingcopter GmbH · Long-Endurance Logistics / Reconnaissance
Wingcopter 198 is a military-oriented adaptation associated with the German Wingcopter electric vertical-takeoff family. Its tilt-rotor architecture is intended to combine runway-independent launch and recovery with efficient fixed-wing cruise. Wingcopter's commercial family…
Wrath
India · N3X Labs / N3X Defence · Persistent ISR / Precision Strike / Suppression of Air Defenses
WRATH is an Indian modular autonomous aerial-system concept introduced by Pune-based N3X Labs in 2026. The company positions it as a long-endurance platform able to switch between persistent surveillance, tactical reconnaissance, precision strike, and suppression missions…
WZ-10
China · Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (AVIC) · Signals Intelligence / Reconnaissance
WZ-10, sometimes described in open reporting as Wind Shadow, is a Chinese unmanned aircraft associated with electronic-intelligence and reconnaissance missions. It is distinct from the Z-10 manned attack helicopter despite the similar designation. The jet-powered aircraft's…
WZ-7 Soaring Dragon
China · Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation · Strategic ISR / Maritime Surveillance
WZ-7 Soaring Dragon is a Chinese high-altitude strategic ISR UAV with a distinctive joined or tandem-wing arrangement. It is associated with long-range maritime and strategic surveillance rather than publicly listed armament. Reported open-source figures give a 14.3-m length,…
WZ-8
China · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (reported) · Strategic Reconnaissance
WZ-8 is a Chinese high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft intended to collect strategic imagery and other intelligence over defended areas. Its unusual configuration and reported air-launch arrangement distinguish it from conventional runway-launched MALE and HALE…
WZ-X
China · Not publicly disclosed · Reported ISR / Strike Concept
WZ-X is an uncertain open-source label applied to limited imagery and reporting about a possible Chinese unmanned aircraft. The label does not by itself establish an official Chinese designation or a settled mission; analysts have associated the concept with ISR or strike…
X-65 CRANE
USA · Aurora Flight Sciences / DARPA · Active Flow Control Technology Demonstrator
X-65 CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) is a DARPA technology demonstrator, not an operational combat drone. Its purpose is to test whether active flow control can replace conventional movable aerodynamic control surfaces and enable new aircraft…
X-Bat
United States · Undisclosed U.S. Defense Manufacturer · Precision Strike / Anti-Armor / Anti-Personnel
The X-Bat is a folding-wing tube-launched loitering munition designed to be carried and launched by a two-soldier team in under 90 seconds — no ground control station or runway required. AI-assisted visual target locking and a human-in-the-loop abort function satisfy NATO rules…
XQ-58 Valkyrie
USA · Kratos · Loyal Wingman / Strike
The XQ-58 Valkyrie is a low-cost, attritable unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed to serve as a loyal wingman alongside manned fighter aircraft. It features stealth characteristics and can carry weapons internally for strike missions.
XQ-67A OBSS
USA · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Off-Board Sensing / Collaborative ISR
XQ-67A is the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Off-Board Sensing Station demonstrator, built to carry sensing and mission functions away from a crewed aircraft in a collaborative combat architecture. The concept is intended to extend detection and targeting options while…
XRQ-73 SHEPARD
USA · Northrop Grumman-led team · Low-Signature ISR / Technology Demonstration
XRQ-73 SHEPARD is DARPA's Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration, a technology demonstrator intended to examine efficient, low-signature unmanned flight for expeditionary intelligence and surveillance missions. Its relevance is the propulsion and aircraft…
YFQ-42A
United States · Anduril Industries · Collaborative Combat / Air-to-Air / Strike / Electronic Attack
The YFQ-42A is Anduril Industries' Collaborative Combat Aircraft entry, powered by the company's Lattice AI operating system. Unlike legacy prime designs, Anduril built the YFQ-42A around software-first autonomy: the Lattice stack enables the aircraft to execute multi-target…
YFQ-44A Fury
United States · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · Collaborative Combat / Air-to-Air / Strike / EW
The YFQ-44A Fury is General Atomics' contender for the USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program — the largest autonomous aircraft competition in history, with a 1,000+ aircraft production contract at stake. Designed as an affordable attritable wingman for the F-35A and…
YFQ-48A Talon Blue
United States · Northrop Grumman · Collaborative Combat Aircraft / Air Superiority / SEAD
The YFQ-48A Talon Blue is Boeing's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) developed for the U.S. Air Force's Increment 2 loyal wingman program. Designed to fly autonomously alongside F-35A and F-22A Raptors, the Talon Blue uses AI-driven mission management to execute air…
ZALA Z-16
Russia · ZALA Aero (Kalashnikov Concern) · Reconnaissance / Artillery Observation
ZALA Z-16 is a catalog label for ZALA Aero's small fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft in the Z-16/421-16 family. The electric flying-wing platform is intended for tactical observation, route and target reconnaissance, and support to artillery or other units, with a compact air…
ZEUS FPV
Finland · Vayu Aerospace / Finnish defense industry · FPV Strike / Tactical Attack
The ZEUS is a military-grade FPV attack drone designed for frontline strike missions, built as a quadcopter platform optimized for one-way attack with shaped charge or fragmentation warheads. Inspired by the revolutionary FPV tactics pioneered during the Ukraine conflict, the…
Land systems (24)
ARX Robotics Gereon
Germany · ARX Robotics · Direct Fire Support / Logistics / CASEVAC / Counter-UAS
The ARX Robotics Gereon is a German modular tracked unmanned ground vehicle designed around the concept of "first unmanned contact" — sending robots into dangerous missions before soldiers. Built by Munich-based ARX Robotics and developed with combat feedback from Ukrainian…
Brontanax
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry / Brave1 · Direct Fire Support / Breaching / Mine Clearing
The Brontanax is a Ukrainian heavy tracked unmanned ground vehicle designed to advance into defended positions ahead of infantry, absorbing fire that would otherwise cost soldiers' lives. Controlled via an EW-immune fiber-optic tether, it mounts a stabilized remote weapon…
Cougar
Poland · WB Group · Armed Reconnaissance / EOD
The Cougar is a Polish tracked UGV designed for armed reconnaissance and explosive ordnance disposal. It features WB Group's advanced C2 system and can be integrated with Warmate loitering munitions.
Gladiator TUGV
USA · Carnegie Mellon / DARPA · Tactical Unmanned Ground Combat
The Gladiator TUGV was one of the first armed unmanned ground vehicles developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. It was designed for scouting, obstacle breaching, and direct fire support in urban warfare.
iRobot PackBot
USA · Endeavor Robotics · EOD / Reconnaissance
Man-portable tracked robot primarily used for explosive ordnance disposal and reconnaissance in hazardous environments.
Ironclad
Singapore · ST Engineering · Perimeter Security / Logistics
The Ironclad is a tracked UGV designed for perimeter patrol, logistics support, and casualty evacuation. It can operate autonomously or be remotely controlled and is part of Singapore's Next Generation Army concept.
MAARS
USA · QinetiQ · Armed Reconnaissance / Force Protection
The MAARS (Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System) is a compact armed UGV used by the U.S. military for force protection, base security, and IED defeat missions. It can mount a machine gun or grenade launcher.
Marker
Russia · Android Technics / ERA · Combat / Patrol Support
Russian experimental tracked combat UGV with autonomous navigation capable of operating alongside manned units.
Maul UGV
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry · Autonomous Resupply / Casualty Evacuation / Forward Support
The Maul UGV is a Ukrainian autonomous ground vehicle originally developed by the 1st Separate Medical Battalion for battlefield casualty evacuation. Its defining feature is an armored personnel capsule with solid metal mine-resistant wheels, allowing a wounded soldier to seal…
Mission Master
Canada · Rheinmetall Canada · Logistics / ISR / Armed Patrol
The Mission Master is a modular autonomous UGV designed for logistics resupply, ISR, and casualty evacuation. It can follow troops autonomously on rough terrain using AI path-planning.
MRK Storm
Russia · Kalashnikov / Russian MoD · Fire Support / Urban Combat
The MRK Storm is a compact tracked combat UGV developed for urban warfare and perimeter defense. It has been tested in Syria and features modular weapon stations for various combat scenarios.
Ratel S
Ukraine · Brave1 · Mine Clearance / Attack
The Ratel S is a small Ukrainian tracked UGV designed for mine clearance and kamikaze attack missions on the front lines. It has been deployed extensively in the Ukraine-Russia conflict for trench assault operations.
Ravlyk
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Industry · Direct Fire Support / Remote Weapon System / Combat Reconnaissance
The Ravlyk (Ukrainian: "Равлик", meaning "snail") is a Ukrainian six-wheeled combat unmanned ground vehicle developed and deployed during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Built on a low-profile wheeled platform, it carries a remote weapon station armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun or…
REX MK II
Israel · Israel Aerospace Industries · Logistics / Combat Support
Six-wheeled autonomous UGV designed for autonomous convoy operations and frontline logistics resupply.
Ripsaw M5
USA · Textron / Howe & Howe · Robotic Combat Vehicle
The Ripsaw M5 is a high-speed tracked robotic combat vehicle selected as the U.S. Army's RCV-Medium platform. It can be equipped with medium-caliber weapons and ATGMs for autonomous combined arms operations.
RoBattle
Israel · IAI · Combat Support / Logistics
The RoBattle is a 6x6 medium-weight combat UGV designed for convoy escort, perimeter security, and logistic support. It features modular mission payloads and can operate autonomously in complex terrain.
Shark
South Korea · Hanwha Defense · Border Patrol / Mine Clearance
South Korean autonomous tracked UGV for DMZ patrol, mine detection, and explosive disposal operations.
TALON SWORDS
USA · Foster-Miller (QinetiQ) · Armed Reconnaissance / EOD
Weaponized variant of the TALON EOD robot, one of the first armed UGVs deployed in combat in Iraq.
THeMIS
Estonia · Milrem Robotics · Multi-Role Ground Combat
Tracked hybrid unmanned ground vehicle designed for transport, ISR, and combat support with modular payload integration.
Titan
UK · QinetiQ · Heavy Logistics / Engineering
Large autonomous ground vehicle for heavy logistics, route clearance, and engineering support in contested areas.
Type-X RCV
Estonia · Milrem Robotics · Robotic Combat Vehicle
Heavy unmanned combat ground vehicle with IFV-level armor and firepower designed to support mechanized units.
UNEX UGV
Ukraine · UNEX · Logistics Resupply / Casualty Evacuation / Combat Support / Fire Support
The UNEX UGV is a Ukrainian-designed heavy unmanned ground vehicle developed during the Russo-Ukrainian war to address frontline logistics and combat support requirements without risking human lives. Built on a robust six-wheeled all-terrain chassis with large off-road tires,…
Uran-9
Russia · Kalashnikov/766 UPTK · Fire Support / Reconnaissance
Tracked robotic combat vehicle deployed in Syria for fire support, featuring autocannon and anti-tank missile systems.
Vision 60 Q-UGV
USA · Ghost Robotics · Autonomous Patrol / ISR
Quadruped legged robot designed for autonomous perimeter patrol, ISR, and base security in rough terrain.
Naval systems (47)
AEGIR-F
USA · Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC Mission Systems UK) · Covert ISR / Autonomous Resupply / Stealth Patrol
The AEGIR-F is the smallest member of Sierra Nevada Corporation's AEGIR unmanned surface vessel family — a compact, electrically propelled stealth platform optimized for covert reconnaissance and silent patrol in denied maritime environments. Its electric drive eliminates…
AEGIR-S
USA · Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC Mission Systems UK) · Long-Range Maritime Patrol / Persistent ISR / Force Projection
The AEGIR-S is the largest and most capable member of the AEGIR USV family — a long-endurance maritime patrol platform designed for persistent area surveillance, convoy escort, and force projection in open-ocean environments. With an estimated range exceeding 2,500 kilometers…
AEGIR-W
USA · Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC Mission Systems UK) · Strike / ISR / Electronic Warfare / Autonomous Resupply
The AEGIR-W is the mid-range combat variant of the AEGIR unmanned surface vessel family, featuring a wave-piercing stealth hull optimized for speed, sea-keeping, and low radar cross-section in contested maritime environments. Capable of carrying a 300 kg warhead or modular…
ARCIMS
UK · Atlas Elektronik / Thales · Mine Countermeasures
Autonomous mine countermeasures vessel with towed sonar and mine neutralization system for clearing sea lanes.
Bluebottle USV
Australia · OCIUS · Persistent Maritime Surveillance
The Bluebottle is a solar and wave-powered autonomous surface vessel designed for persistent maritime surveillance lasting months. It uses renewable energy for indefinite endurance in open ocean operations.
C-Worker 7
UK · L3Harris / ASV · Hydrographic Survey / MCM
The C-Worker 7 is an autonomous surface vessel designed for long-endurance offshore survey, mine countermeasures, and persistent maritime surveillance. It uses diesel propulsion for extended ocean operations.
Copperhead
USA · Anduril Industries · Anti-Submarine Warfare / Mine Hunting / Underwater Strike
The Copperhead is Anduril Industries' torpedo-form autonomous underwater vehicle, designed to conduct anti-submarine warfare, mine hunting, undersea ISR, and potentially strike missions against underwater targets. Operating under Anduril's Lattice AI framework, Copperhead can…
CUSV
USA · Textron Systems · Mine Countermeasures / ASW
The Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle is the U.S. Navy's standard MCM and ASW platform under the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package. It tows the AN/AQS-20 minehunting sonar.
Devil Ray T-12
USA · MARTAC · Tactical ISR / Force Protection
The Devil Ray T-12 is a compact, high-speed autonomous surface vessel designed for tactical ISR and force protection missions. It is one of the smallest USVs capable of autonomous operations in open ocean conditions.
Devil Ray T-38
USA · MARTAC · High-Speed ISR / ASW
The Devil Ray T-38 is a high-speed autonomous surface vessel developed for the U.S. Navy's Ghost Fleet Overlord program. It is one of the fastest military USVs in operation, designed for ISR and anti-submarine warfare.
Devil Ray T-45
USA · Blue Water Autonomy · Maritime Strike / ISR / Area Denial
The Devil Ray T-45 is a high-speed autonomous surface vessel unveiled by Blue Water Autonomy in 2026 as a new entrant into the growing U.S. Navy market for expendable autonomous surface combatants. Unlike the wave-conforming catamaran designs of the Devil Ray T-12 and T-38…
Echo Voyager
USA · Boeing · Autonomous Undersea Operations
The Echo Voyager is a self-deploying autonomous submarine that served as the technology demonstrator for the Orca XLUUV program. It can travel thousands of miles without human support and surface to recharge via hybrid power.
Ghost Shark
Australia · Anduril Australia / Australian defence industry · Long-Range ISR / Mine Laying / Anti-Submarine / Strike
The Ghost Shark is an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLUUV) developed jointly by Anduril Australia and Australian defence industry partners under a contract with the Royal Australian Navy. At 9 meters in length, it is significantly larger than conventional AUVs,…
HUGIN Superior
Norway · Kongsberg · Autonomous Seabed Mapping / MCM
The HUGIN Superior is a deep-sea autonomous underwater vehicle for seabed mapping, mine countermeasures, and environmental monitoring. It is the most widely used military AUV in NATO navies.
JARI USV
China · CSIC · Multi-Role Surface Combat
JARI USV is the small Chinese unmanned combat-boat demonstrator associated with the former China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation's No. 716 and No. 702 research institutes. JARI refers to the Jiangsu Automation Research Institute. Its public design combines a compact surface…
Jellyfish-XL
UK · Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd · Hydrographic Survey / ISR
The Jellyfish-XL is a compact autonomous surface vessel used for hydrographic survey, environmental monitoring, and maritime ISR. It is designed for shallow-water coastal operations with modular sensor payloads.
Katana
USA · Shield AI · Surface Warfare / ISR
AI-powered autonomous combat surface vessel designed for swarm operations and distributed maritime warfare.
KATFISH
Canada · Kraken Robotics · Mine Countermeasures / Seabed Mapping / Naval Intelligence
The KATFISH is a towed synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) system developed by Kraken Robotics, designed to detect, classify, and image undersea mines and other objects on the seafloor with exceptional resolution. Unlike conventional side-scan sonar, SAS processing allows KATFISH to…
L30 USV Swarm
China · Chinese defense industry (CSSC affiliated) · Autonomous Maritime Swarm / Strike / Area Denial / ISR
The L30 is a small autonomous surface vessel designed to operate in large coordinated swarms for maritime area denial, strike, and surveillance missions. A major autonomous maritime swarm exercise was conducted at Zhuhai in 2026, demonstrating a fleet of L30 vessels executing…
MAGURA MV11
Ukraine · UFORCE · Drone Mothership / Maritime Strike / Air Defense
The MAGURA MV11 is a large Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel designed as a maritime drone carrier and multi-mission mothership. Public presentations describe capacity for as many as 18 Sting interceptor drones, creating a mobile defensive layer for unmanned naval formations. It…
MAGURA V5
Ukraine · SBU / Ukrainian Navy · Naval Strike / Anti-Ship
The MAGURA V5 (Maritime Autonomous Guard Unmanned Robotic Apparatus, fifth generation) is a Ukrainian naval strike drone that redefined naval warfare in the Black Sea and accelerated global investment in autonomous naval weapons. Developed covertly by Ukraine's Security Service…
MAGURA V7
Ukraine · Ukrainian Defense Ministry / Brave1 · Anti-Ship Strike / ISR / Maritime Denial
The MAGURA V7 (Maritime Autonomous Guard Unmanned Robotic Apparatus, seventh generation) is Ukraine's most capable naval drone, with a combat radius exceeding 1,000 km — enabling strikes across the entirety of the Black Sea. It builds on the combat-proven V5 with a…
Manta Ray
USA · Northrop Grumman · Long-Duration Undersea Operations
The Manta Ray is a DARPA-funded extra-large UUV designed to operate on the ocean floor for extended periods without human support. It features a modular design and can be disassembled for shipping.
Marichka
Ukraine · AMMO Ukraine-associated development team · Proposed Underwater Strike / ISR / Transport
Marichka is a Ukrainian uncrewed underwater vehicle promoted by AMMO Ukraine for attack, reconnaissance and limited transport roles. Unlike Sea Baby and other low-profile surface attack boats, its intended operating environment is beneath the surface. Public coverage in August…
MARLIN
Italy · Leonardo · Mine Countermeasures / ISR
The MARLIN is an Italian autonomous surface vessel designed for mine countermeasures and maritime surveillance. It can deploy towed sonar and work in coordination with UUVs for comprehensive mine clearance.
MAST-13
UK · Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed · Mine Countermeasures / ISR
UK Royal Navy autonomous surface vessel for mine countermeasures, surveillance, and force protection missions.
Ocean Aero Triton
USA · Ocean Aero Inc. · Subsurface ISR / Ocean Survey / Maritime Domain Awareness
The Ocean Aero Triton is a hybrid autonomous vehicle capable of operating both as a sailing surface vessel and a fully submerging underwater vehicle — a unique operational profile that allows it to transit vast ocean distances on the surface under wind and solar power, then dive…
Orca XLUUV
USA · Boeing · Submarine Warfare / Mine Laying
Extra-large autonomous submarine for mine warfare, ISR, and anti-submarine missions lasting months without crew.
Piranha USV
Israel · Elbit Systems · Multi-Mission Combat
The Piranha USV is a high-speed combat surface vessel designed for anti-surface, anti-submarine, and mine warfare missions. It features Elbit's autonomous navigation system for contested littoral environments.
Protector USV
Israel · Rafael · Port Security / Coastal Patrol
The Protector is one of the first operational USVs, deployed by the Israeli Navy for port security and coastal patrol. It is based on a rigid-hull inflatable boat design and carries a stabilized weapon system.
Proteus
USA · Huntington Ingalls · Multi-Mission Undersea
Proteus is a large displacement UUV designed for mine countermeasures, ISR, and ASW missions. It features a modular open-architecture design allowing rapid reconfiguration for different mission profiles.
Ranger
USA · L3Harris / ASV · Medium Autonomous Surface Ship
Large autonomous surface vessel for distributed maritime operations, ISR, and anti-submarine warfare.
REMUS 600
USA · Huntington Ingalls / Hydroid · Mine Countermeasures / Survey
REMUS 600 is a medium-class autonomous underwater vehicle whose name identifies a 600 m operating-depth class, not a 600 km range. The design grew from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research and became part of the commercial and military REMUS family now produced by HII.…
ROMULUS 151
USA · HII · Maritime ISR / Modular Mission Support / Autonomous Surface Operations
ROMULUS 151 is a large unmanned surface vessel associated with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), not an aircraft. HII presents the ROMULUS concept as a modular autonomous maritime platform able to carry mission equipment on an open deck and operate with reduced or no onboard…
Saildrone Surveyor
USA · Saildrone Inc. · Ocean Mapping / Oceanographic Survey / Maritime Domain Awareness
The Saildrone Surveyor is the largest vessel in Saildrone's unmanned fleet, built for deep-ocean mapping and large-area maritime domain awareness missions. Its substantial payload capacity supports simultaneous operation of multiple sensor systems: multi-beam sonar for seafloor…
Saildrone Voyager
USA · Saildrone Inc. · Maritime Domain Awareness / Oceanographic Survey / Naval Intelligence
The Saildrone Voyager is a wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vessel designed for persistent maritime domain awareness, oceanographic data collection, and naval intelligence gathering over extremely long durations without refueling. Operated by Saildrone Inc. under U.S.…
Saronic Corsair
USA · Saronic Technologies · Naval Strike / Swarm Operations / ISR / Electronic Warfare
The Saronic Corsair is a small-class autonomous combat surface vessel designed for swarm operations, strike, and persistent surveillance in contested littoral environments. Built by Saronic Technologies as a lower-cost companion to the larger Marauder, the Corsair features the…
Saronic Marauder
USA · Saronic Technologies · Naval Strike / Maritime Patrol / ISR / Electronic Warfare
The Saronic Marauder is an autonomous combat surface vessel developed by Saronic Technologies, a U.S. defense startup focused on building a fleet of unmanned warships. Featuring a highly faceted stealth hull designed to minimize radar cross-section, the Marauder is built for…
Sea Baby
Ukraine · Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) / Ukrainian defense industry · Naval Strike / Bridge and Infrastructure Attack / Black Sea Operations
Sea Baby is the Ukrainian Security Service's unmanned surface-vessel family, associated with attacks on Russian maritime infrastructure and with an expanding range of other Black Sea missions. Its name is an English rendering of Morskyi Maliuk. The original public image was that…
Sea Hawk USV
USA · L3Harris Technologies · Autonomous Maritime Patrol / Mine Countermeasures / ISR
The Sea Hawk is an autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) developed by L3Harris Technologies for the US Navy under the Ghost Fleet Overlord and MUSV programs. Designed for long-endurance maritime patrol, mine countermeasures, and intelligence-gathering in contested littoral…
Sea Hunter
USA · Leidos · Anti-Submarine Warfare
The Sea Hunter is a 40-meter autonomous trimaran developed by Leidos for the U.S. Navy under the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program — one of the most ambitious demonstrations of large-scale maritime autonomy ever attempted by a military…
SEA WASP
Sweden · Saab · EOD / Mine Neutralization
The SEA WASP is a man-portable underwater EOD robot for neutralizing mines and improvised explosive devices in harbors and shallow waters. It is the first underwater EOD system approved by the U.S. Navy.
Seagull
Israel · Elbit Systems · Multi-Mission Naval
Seagull is Elbit Systems' Israeli multi-mission unmanned surface-vessel system. Its principal public roles include mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, maritime security, and surveying. Unlike a one-way explosive attack boat, it is designed as a reusable platform…
SeaShark 600
International · Undisclosed Maritime Defense Manufacturer · Harbor Protection / Coastal Patrol / Anti-Swarm Defense
The SeaShark 600 is a high-speed autonomous surface vessel designed for harbor protection, escort, and coastal surveillance in littoral environments. Its COLREGS-compliant autonomy stack handles obstacle avoidance, collision regulations, and threat response in mixed commercial…
Toloka TLK-1000
Ukraine · Toloka · Proposed Underwater ISR / Mapping / Strike
Toloka TLK-1000 is the largest publicly described member of a Ukrainian family of autonomous underwater vehicles. It is distinct from the smaller TLK-150/TLK-200 and TLK-400 designs, and from the separate Marichka project. Early presentations in 2023 outlined the larger vehicle…
ULAQ AUSV
Turkey · ARES Shipyard / Meteksan · Armed Surface Combat
Turkish armed autonomous surface vessel for asymmetric naval warfare, featuring missile and gun armament.
VENUS USV
Israel · IAI · Multi-Mission Naval
The VENUS USV is a multi-mission autonomous surface vessel by IAI for ASW, ISR, and mine warfare operations. It can operate independently or as part of a manned-unmanned teaming concept.