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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.

408 entries

Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited Kingdom

ARCIMS

A modular naval USV supporting mine countermeasures and survey missions, with remote, autonomous and onboard operating modes.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-21

A large, deep-rated survey AUV with interchangeable sensor and battery modules.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-9

Portable electric AUV combining seabed sonar, imaging and environmental data collection.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsIsrael / Germany

BlueWhale

A large Israeli-developed AUV with German sonar integration and a documented German Navy handover.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

MARTAC Devil Ray T38

A modular autonomous catamaran used for naval experimentation and range support, with an eight-day mission reported in 2026.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Dive-LD

A modular large-diameter AUV marketed for defence and commercial deep-water missions.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Land · Land systemsCroatia

DOK-ING MV-4

Croatian remotely controlled engineering and demining robot with documented humanitarian use and configuration-specific tools.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsIndia

Daksh remotely operated vehicle

Indian remotely operated hazardous-object inspection and handling robot, described in current DRDO technical literature.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsFrance

Exail DriX H-8

A slender autonomous survey vessel used for civil and military ocean data collection, including a documented French Shom delivery.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUkraine

Droid TW

Ukrainian tracked reconnaissance and fire-support robot with official deployment evidence and several payload configurations.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

MUTT / S-MET

US Army load-carrying ground robot based on GDLS MUTT, with a separate newer MUTT XM offering.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsIsrael

DOGO

Compact Israeli remote-controlled inspection and specialist-response robot, with armed and non-lethal configurations described separately.

Supplier-reported statusRead