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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 States

Saildrone Surveyor

A 20-metre ocean-going autonomous platform for deep-water mapping, maritime sensing and trials of additional naval payloads.

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

Saildrone Voyager

A 10-metre autonomous vessel for persistent coastal surveillance and seabed mapping, used in US and NATO maritime programmes.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsUkraine

Sea Baby

Ukraine's SBU surface-drone family, with a substantially enlarged 2025 configuration documented by its operator.

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

Sea Hunter / Seahawk

US Navy autonomous trimarans that progressed from research prototypes to documented fleet activity, including Seahawk's 2026 carrier-group deployment.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited Kingdom

Seaeye Falcon

A compact tethered inspection ROV with standard and deep-rated configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsIsrael

Elbit Seagull

An optionally crewed 12-metre vessel able to operate without an onboard crew, with modular naval sensing and mine-countermeasure payloads.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsSingapore

Singapore MARSEC USV

Singapore's autonomous maritime-security vessel began operational patrols in January 2025, according to the defence ministry.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Slocum G3

A buoyancy-driven oceanographic glider with established naval use and configurable environmental sensing.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Land systemsUkraine

TerMIT / TerMIT 2.0

Tracked Ukrainian logistics and mission platform with documented earlier-model use, a newer electric version and announced German co-production.

In service / use documentedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsPortugal

Concept / announced

UFORCE MAGURA MV11

A larger MAGURA-family carrier USV unveiled in August 2026, with advertised capacity for other unmanned systems and mission equipment.

Concept / announcedRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsTürkiye

ULAQ surface-vessel family

A Turkish family of autonomous naval and port-security vessels, including the export ULAQ-11 and larger ULAQ-12 designs.

Order / production commitmentRead