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

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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

UJ-22 Airborne

A Ukrainian multipurpose unmanned aircraft publicly presented by Ukrjet in 2021. It is distinct from the company’s jet-powered and later numbered systems.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Vampire

A reusable Ukrainian heavy hexacopter, codified and procured by the Ministry of Defence.

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Air · Drone / systemChina

WZ-7

A Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft publicly described by the Ministry of National Defense and independently recorded by Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

ZALA Z-16 / 421-16E

An electric Russian reconnaissance aircraft identified in GUR’s catalogue as Z-16 (421-16E). The ZALA family also contains several differently configured aircraft.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

Switchblade 600

A purpose-built loitering munition family with an onboard imaging payload. Block and launch-platform differences are important when comparing announcements.

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Air · Drone / systemGermany / France / Italy / Spain

Eurodrone

A European medium-altitude, long-endurance programme led by Airbus with Dassault Aviation and Leonardo. Its significance includes industrial cooperation and sovereign mission-system integration.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

FQ-44 Fury

Anduril’s collaborative combat aircraft programme for the US Air Force. The aircraft was previously described under the experimental YFQ-44A designation; FQ-44 Fury is the name used in the Air Force’s September 2026 update.

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Air · Drone / systemChina

Wing Loong-2

A Chinese large multirole drone platform appearing in the defence export portfolio, with civil derivatives used for communications support and meteorological observation.

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Air · Drone / systemTürkiye

Bayraktar TB2

An established medium-altitude aircraft combining reconnaissance sensors and an armed mission option. The TB2 family is distinct from Baykar's larger Akıncı and newer jet programmes.

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Air · Drone / systemChina

CH-4 / Rainbow family

A family of Chinese reconnaissance and armed aircraft associated with CASC. The CH designation spans different airframes; the CH-4 offers an identifiable example with publicly documented overseas military use.

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Air · Drone / systemIsrael

Hermes 900

A medium-altitude reconnaissance family with land and maritime configurations. Maritime versions combine radar, imaging and mission data for coastal and offshore awareness.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

FQ-42 Vengeance

One of the US Air Force’s two Increment 1 collaborative combat aircraft. The FQ-42 brings General Atomics into a jet-powered teaming programme alongside its established remotely piloted aircraft business.

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