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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

Land · Land systemsEstonia

Type-X robotic combat vehicle

Larger tracked robotic vehicle developed for mechanised formations, with demonstrated payload integrations but incomplete current acceptance evidence.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsAustralia

Ocius Bluebottle

An Australian long-endurance surveillance USV using renewable energy, with a hybrid variant and a 40-vessel Navy order announced in 2026.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Orca XLUUV

The US Navy's extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle programme, developed around modular mission payloads.

Development / trialsRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

PackBot 525

Portable US inspection and bomb-disposal robot with documented German deliveries and configurable hazard-sensing equipment.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUnited States

TALON robot family

Established US bomb-disposal and hazardous-inspection robot family, with successive generations that require separate specifications.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUkraine

Ratel H

Ukrainian logistics and evacuation ground robot with documented military use; published payload and range figures contain unresolved inconsistencies.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 100

Small untethered survey vehicle with a long naval mine-countermeasures history and numerous sensor configurations.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 300 / Lionfish platform

Portable modular AUV underpinning the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, with battery-dependent size, endurance and range.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 620

Medium-class modular AUV with multi-day advertised endurance and documented customer procurement and integration trials.

Order / production commitmentRead
Land · Land systemsCanada

Mission Master family

Canadian-developed modular ground-robot family with separate SP, CXT and XT configurations and a September 2026 US Marine Corps order.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsSweden

Sabertooth

A hovering hybrid underwater vehicle able to perform autonomous survey or remotely controlled inspection tasks.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUnited States

Concept / announced

Saildrone Spectre

A 52-metre uncrewed naval design announced in April 2026, with first sea trials planned for early 2027.

Concept / announcedRead