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THE SYSTEM FILES

Find the system. Understand its role.

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.

23 entries

Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Goliath family

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

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Karakurt family

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

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Reported / unverified

Altius / Altair

Altius / Altair is a Russian unmanned-aircraft programme associated with UZGA in the public intelligence record.

Reported projectRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Forpost-R

Forpost-R is a Russian unmanned-aircraft programme associated with UZGA in the public intelligence record.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Garpiya / Harpiya-A1

A Russian long-range one-way aircraft family whose production network is described in a US Treasury attribution published in October 2024.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia / Iran

Geran-2

Russian-produced derivatives of the Iranian Shahed-136 design. Changes in production and mission equipment make Geran-2 a family rather than a single frozen specification.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Geran-3

A jet-powered member of the Russian Geran line identified in Ukraine’s public recovered-system database.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Geran-4

A newer Russian jet-powered one-way aircraft described in Ukraine’s 2026 intelligence reporting. Geran-4 has a separate profile from the earlier family members.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Geran-5

A newer Russian jet-powered one-way aircraft described in Ukraine’s 2026 intelligence reporting. Geran-5 has a separate profile from the earlier family members.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Gerbera

A Russian expendable drone family used in decoy, reconnaissance and other configurations. It should not be assumed that every Gerbera carries the same equipment.

Use documentedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Concept / announced

Grom — Kronshtadt concept

A proposed jet combat-aircraft and collaborative-autonomy concept. It is distinct from the unrelated small Grom multirotor.

Concept — not fieldedRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Italmas / Izdeliye-54

A Russian expendable aircraft programme listed separately from Lancet in GUR’s public catalogue.

Supplier accountRead