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THE GLOBAL COVERAGE REGISTER / ALL DOMAINS

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Country-by-country coverage of air, land, sea surface and underwater systems, with an open research register.

408system profiles
49origin / production countries
84open research topics

Broad coverage is not a complete census.

The library covers aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, selected variants, prototypes and reported concepts. Adjacent counter-UAS equipment is classified separately as support systems. Joint programmes count towards each named origin or production country; an importing country is not automatically a manufacturing country.

Totals describe published profiles, not fleet size or national completeness. Earlier regional audits focus on air systems; new domain audits identify separate land and maritime research needs. A country represented in the air catalogue may still have no ground or marine profile. Countries absent below have not been assessed in the selected scope.

RESEARCH UPDATE · 21 Sept 2026

September 2026 global coverage review

Reviewed all 90 original research topics: 6 resolved, 80 partially resolved and 4 still open. Added 192 sourced system and family profiles across air, land and maritime domains.

Read the review and its remaining evidence gaps →

Coverage by country & domain

Origin / production countryPublished profilesRemaining research
Argentina3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Lipan XM4, Carancho and Argentine Air Force programmes Audit notes →

Australia12 · Browse profiles →

Land · High: ATLAS complete-vehicle trials and customer decisions Audit notes →

Air · High: Other Australian interceptor and collaborative configurations Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Speartooth delivered configuration data Audit notes →

Austria5 · Browse profiles →
Air: 5Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: Schiebel new-generation acceptance and load definitions Audit notes →

Belgium1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 0Land: 0Sea surface: 1Underwater: 0
Further completeness review required
Brazil6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 6Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Brazilian derivative acceptance and additional defence-product suppliers Audit notes →

Canada7 · Browse profiles →

Land · Medium: SP2 and USMC marine-kit configuration data Audit notes →

Air · Medium: Other Canadian military configurations and accepted customers Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Cellula specification contradictions and customer acceptance Audit notes →

ChileNo profile published
Air: 0Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: ENAER / DTS cooperation: named proposal or contract Audit notes →

China19 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: Chinese smaller ISR, rotary-wing, loitering and collaborative families; export configurations Audit notes →

Land · High: Sharp Claw and unnamed quadruped identities; acceptance evidence Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: JARI / JARI-USV-A Orca Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Named Chinese military UUV identities and specifications Audit notes →

Colombia3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Colombian accepted configurations and Quimbaya design lineage Audit notes →

Croatia1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 0Land: 1Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0
Further completeness review required
Czech Republic1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0
Further completeness review required
Denmark2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: RQ-70 customer acceptance and VTOL configuration data Audit notes →

Egypt2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: HAMZA-2/3, EJune-30 SW and Tornex Jabbar/Voltex roles Audit notes →

Estonia3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 2Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: EOS C complete operator and version register Audit notes →

Finland1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Steel Eagle ER airframe identity and acceptance evidence Audit notes →

France17 · Browse profiles →

Sea surface · High: Inspector customer configurations and later acceptance Audit notes →

Sea surface · Medium: Seaquest S Audit notes →

Underwater · High: French SLAM-F derivative acceptance and fitted specifications Audit notes →

Air · High: MX-10 chronology and MV-100 customer acceptance Audit notes →

Germany11 · Browse profiles →
Air: 9Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 2

Underwater · High: German SeaCat delivery completion Audit notes →

Air · High: Legacy German fleets: completed transition and retirement dates Audit notes →

Greece2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: LOTUS first-flight and completed certification evidence Audit notes →

Iceland3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 0Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 3

Underwater · High: Osprey and SeaRaptor naval configuration evidence Audit notes →

India14 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: Archer-NG, NewSpace and Sagar programmes; current Indian acceptance Audit notes →

Land · High: MUNTRA post-2018 status and newer Indian logistics robots Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Matangi / Sagar Defence surface-vessel programmes Audit notes →

Underwater · High: L&T named naval customers and acceptance Audit notes →

Indonesia2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Wulung certification scope and Black Eagle programme milestones Audit notes →

Iran15 · Browse profiles →
Air: 15Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Iran: later Ababil variants, flying-wing designation mapping and current production evidence Audit notes →

Israel32 · Browse profiles →

Land · High: REX conflicts and customer-specific IAI engineering configurations Audit notes →

Air · High: Israeli legacy variants, customer register and new-concept acceptance Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Rafael Protector Audit notes →

Italy5 · Browse profiles →
Air: 5Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: AWHero enhanced configuration and Falco Xplorer acceptance Audit notes →

Japan4 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 1

Air · High: FFOS/FFRS current standards and other Japanese aircraft programmes Audit notes →

Air · High: Terra B1 deliveries and accepted configuration Audit notes →

Underwater · High: OZZ-5 fleet acceptance and latest configuration Audit notes →

Latvia2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: Penguin C Mk2X versioned specification baseline Audit notes →

Mexico2 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Hydra S4 Ehécatl / E1 Gavilán and named operators Audit notes →

Netherlands1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Airboxer military acceptance and configuration register Audit notes →

New ZealandNo profile published
Air: 0Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: New Zealand PSA selection and directly evidenced domestic defence aircraft Audit notes →

Nigeria1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: Tsaigumi status reconciliation, Gulma/Amebo records and newer Nigerian projects Audit notes →

North KoreaNo profile published
Air: 0Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Saetbyol 4/9 and newer North Korean aircraft evidence Audit notes →

Norway7 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 4

Underwater · Medium: HUGIN 4500 and MUNIN current configuration records Audit notes →

Pakistan6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 6Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Burraq, original Shahpar, Blaze, Ranger V50H and Integrated Dynamics Audit notes →

Poland9 · Browse profiles →
Air: 8Land: 0Sea surface: 1Underwater: 0
Further completeness review required
Portugal6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 4Land: 0Sea surface: 2Underwater: 0

Air · High: ARX acceptance and AR6 demonstrated performance Audit notes →

Russia31 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: Russian small-aircraft configurations, cargo/interceptors and current delivery evidence Audit notes →

Land · High: Current Uran fleets, upgrades and remaining Russian ground families Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Later Vizir derivatives and KMZ hydrographic USVs Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Russian naval UUV acceptance and wider Rubin portfolio Audit notes →

Saudi Arabia3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Saudi programme acceptance, Shaheen SH-01 and Haboob lineage Audit notes →

Serbia3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Serbian small-aircraft specifications and acceptance quantities Audit notes →

Singapore3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 2Underwater: 0

Air · High: Veloce military acceptance and current technical sheets Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Singapore MCM delivery and builder detail Audit notes →

South Africa6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 6Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Current Denel fleet/configurations and remaining South African small VTOL families Audit notes →

South Korea12 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: Korean acceptance records and named loitering-aircraft identities Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Haegeom / Haegeom-X Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Hanwha exact model identities and acceptance Audit notes →

Spain4 · Browse profiles →
Air: 4Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Fulmar X current production and operator evidence Audit notes →

Sweden6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 2Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 4

Underwater · High: Saab customer acceptance and current Sea Wasp fleets Audit notes →

Air · Medium: SKELDAR completed naval acceptance and current fleet register Audit notes →

Switzerland3 · Browse profiles →
Air: 3Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · Medium: Swiss dual-use platforms: named military acceptance Audit notes →

Taiwan6 · Browse profiles →
Air: 6Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: Chien Hsiang, Cardinal III, private procurement and Teng Yun update Audit notes →

Sea surface · Medium: NCSIST / MARTAC surface-vessel cooperation Audit notes →

Thailand1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: D-Eyes 01/03 and D-Eyes 02 subsequent acceptance Audit notes →

Türkiye25 · Browse profiles →

Land · High: BARKAN-3 acceptance and current KAPGAN configuration sheet Audit notes →

Air · High: New Turkish aircraft: acceptance, corrected tables and smaller makers Audit notes →

Sea surface · Medium: ULAQ-14, ULAQ-15 and other development variants Audit notes →

Underwater · High: DERİNGÖZ customer acceptance Audit notes →

Ukraine42 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: Remaining Ukrainian adoptions and unidentified manufacturers Audit notes →

Land · High: Remaining Ukrainian ground families, deliveries and configuration conflicts Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: MAGURA V5 and V6P configuration detail Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Toloka model identity and Marichka acceptance Audit notes →

United Arab Emirates11 · Browse profiles →
Air: 11Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: UAE variant data and aircraft acceptance evidence Audit notes →

United Kingdom14 · Browse profiles →

Sea surface · High: Thales MMCM / RNMB Apollo Audit notes →

United States65 · Browse profiles →

Air · High: ALTIUS numerical variants, newer small aircraft and retirement completion Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Textron delivery and payload-configuration updates Audit notes →

Sea surface · Medium: MARTAC current variant and acceptance register Audit notes →

Sea surface · High: Newer medium-USV programmes Audit notes →

Underwater · High: Delivered Iver configurations and Sentinel acceptance Audit notes →

Vietnam1 · Browse profiles →
Air: 1Land: 0Sea surface: 0Underwater: 0

Air · High: VUA-SC-3G current configuration and later Viettel families Audit notes →

Regional & domain audit notes

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Regional and domain audits are editable guides. New published profiles update the counts automatically; research rows are revised after source review. Operational use, orders, trials, supplier claims and concepts retain separate status labels.

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