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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.
65 entries
Aerosonde Mk. 4.7 / 4.8
A tactical reconnaissance family offering conventional fixed-wing and VTOL configurations for land and maritime operations.
Supplier-reported statusRead
Black Widow
A US small reconnaissance multirotor with US Army programme involvement and Japanese procurement announced in April 2026.
Order / production commitmentRead
Ghost-X
A small reconnaissance aircraft selected for a US Army company-level requirement in 2024 and documented with an Army unit in 2025.
In service / use documentedRead
Integrator
A modular tactical reconnaissance aircraft with multiple payload bays and optional satellite communications and VTOL support equipment.
Supplier-reported statusRead
JUMP 20
A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.
Supplier-reported statusRead
JUMP 20-X
A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.
Supplier-reported statusRead
Mighty Hornet IV
A joint Taiwanese–American development that adapts the MQM-178 Firejet lineage into a distinct mission aircraft; published specifications remain limited.
Development / trialsRead
MQ-25A Stingray
A carrier-based unmanned aerial-refuelling programme. Boeing announced the first low-rate production lot of three aircraft on 14 September 2026.
Order / production commitmentRead
Penguin Mk2.5 VTOL
VTOL member of the Penguin reconnaissance family, with a 12-hour-class published endurance and Baltic military customers.
In service / use documentedRead
Puma 3 AE
A portable reconnaissance aircraft for day/night observation, with configuration-dependent communications range and an optional VTOL conversion.
Supplier-reported statusRead
Raven B / RQ-11B
A hand-launched, battery-powered tactical reconnaissance family for small military units.
Supplier-reported statusRead
RQ-170 Sentinel
A low-observable reconnaissance aircraft publicly acknowledged by the US Air Force, with very limited official technical disclosure.
In service / use documentedRead