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THE SYSTEM FILES

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Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

291 entries

Air · Drone / systemUkraine

MINI SHARK

A portable electric reconnaissance aircraft with hand launch and automatic belly landing. The current detailed product table differs materially from older overview figures.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

Molniya family

A family of relatively simple fixed-wing drones identified in recovered-system reporting. The original strike aircraft and Molniya-2R reconnaissance configuration are distinct.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

MQ-1C Gray Eagle

A US Army remotely piloted aircraft family for reconnaissance, communications relay and armed missions. The original Gray Eagle, ER and 25M configurations have different specifications.

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Air · Drone / systemAustralia

MQ-28 Ghost Bat

An Australian collaborative aircraft programme with modular mission payloads. A December 2025 government commitment covers six Block 2 aircraft and further Block 3 development.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

MQ-9A Reaper

A turboprop remotely piloted aircraft for persistent reconnaissance and multirole missions. MQ-9A and its extended-range retrofit are distinct from the newer MQ-9B family.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine / United Kingdom

Octopus

An interceptor programme developed within Ukraine’s Armed Forces. The ministry announced procurement of 8,000 interceptors on 30 April 2026.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

Orion / Inokhodets

A Russian medium-altitude remotely piloted aircraft family, with Orion-E offered for export. Sirius is a separate larger programme.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

Orlan-10 / Orlan-10E

A widely documented Russian tactical reconnaissance family. Export Orlan-10E data differs from the domestic Orlan-10 figures recorded by Ukrainian intelligence.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

Orlan-30

A Russian tactical reconnaissance aircraft marketed alongside Orlan-10E, with separate programme identity and equipment.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Palyanytsia

A Ukrainian drone-missile programme with publicly discussed Lithuanian financing for production.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Peklo

A Ukrainian drone-missile hybrid whose first production batch was publicly handed over in December 2024.

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