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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.

31 entries

Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Goliath family

Russian compact copter family marketed for reconnaissance, including the Goliath-RU designation shown in September 2026.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftRussia

Kalashnikov Karakurt family

Compact Russian reconnaissance drone with manufacturer-reported military trials and later Karakurt-R exhibition variants.

Development / trialsRead
Sea surface · Uncrewed surface vesselRussia

KMZ hydrographic USV (RK-700M derivative)

A separately described KMZ survey boat displayed in 2024, based on the RK-700M rather than an assumed common Vizir specification.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Vityaz-D

A Russian full-ocean-depth autonomous research complex, separate from operational naval UUV claims.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Yunona

A small modular survey and search AUV with a manufacturer-published 1,000-metre depth rating.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Explosive-ordnance disposal robotRussia

Uran-6

Russian remotely operated tracked demining vehicle, documented in use and offered with interchangeable engineering tools.

In service / use documentedRead
Land · Ground multirole vehicleRussia

Uran-9

Russian tracked reconnaissance and armed-support robot with a current manufacturer specification, but limited independently established present fleet information.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Land · Land systemsRussia

Marker ground robotics programme

Russian wheeled and tracked robotics research platform; supplier demonstrations do not establish a widely deployed military fleet.

Development / trialsRead
Land · Land systemsRussia

MGR-4 Shmel

Russian remotely operated demining machine derived from a commercial compact loader, with use reported by the manufacturer group.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Sea surface · Sea surface systemsRussia

Vizir / Vizir-M

A Russian uncrewed-boat development line publicly demonstrated for hydrography and modular maritime sensing; military fleet status remains unclear.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Reported / unverified

Altius / Altair

Altius / Altair is a Russian unmanned-aircraft programme associated with UZGA in the public intelligence record.

Reported projectRead
Air · Drone / systemRussia

Forpost-R

Forpost-R is a Russian unmanned-aircraft programme associated with UZGA in the public intelligence record.

Use documentedRead