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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.

408 entries

Air · Loitering munitionFrance

MX-10 DAMOCLES

French rotary-wing loitering-munition programme associated with Colibri, with supplier-reported qualification and deliveries.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftBrazil

Xmobots Nauru 100D

A portable Brazilian electric VTOL reconnaissance aircraft with separately proposed armed and swarm derivatives.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftBrazil

Xmobots Nauru 500C ISR

A Brazilian fixed-wing VTOL observation system with Navy exercise-use evidence.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftTaiwan

NCSIST Cardinal II

A compact hand-launched reconnaissance aircraft documented in NCSIST's official brochure.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionTaiwan

NCSIST Mighty Hornet I–III

Three separately described members of NCSIST's loitering-aircraft family, kept distinct from the existing Mighty Hornet IV record.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselUnited States

USX-1 Defiant / NOMARS

An experimental ship designed without onboard accommodation, undergoing autonomous reliability and endurance demonstrations.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftUnited States / United Arab Emirates

OMEN

Joint American–Emirati tail-sitter aircraft programme with a UAE order and a future production timetable.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Loitering munitionIsrael

Orbiter 1K

Earlier electric loitering-munition design with a dated manufacturer baseline, distinct from Orbiter 2 LM.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael

Orbiter 2 ISR

Electric mini reconnaissance aircraft with a current thirteen-kilogram technical baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Loitering munitionIsrael

Orbiter 2 LM

Current electric loitering-munition entry in the Orbiter family, separated from the reusable ISR aircraft.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael

Orbiter 3

Electric tactical reconnaissance aircraft with a versioned ten-hour supplier baseline and optional VTOL kit.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael

Orbiter 4 / VTOL

Tactical surveillance family with separately stated conventional and VTOL endurance.

Supplier-reported statusRead