Scope and evidence
This audit covers the original research register for Western & northern Europe defence drone coverage audit. The review below records work completed on 21 September 2026. Resolved means the named research task was addressed, not that every national programme or undisclosed capability is catalogued. Partially resolved topics now have published evidence but retain a narrower question.
Germany — Partially resolved
ALADIN, original LUNA and KZO. Added separate ALADIN, original LUNA and KZO profiles. Current KZO/LUNA fleet counts and completed HUSAR replacement dates are not established by the historical equipment pages or the April 2025 forecast.
Netherlands — Partially resolved
Airboxer. Added Airboxer with current supplier performance and a named Netherlands naval development reference. The public resource listing does not establish a versioned military acceptance or complete operator register.
Spain — Partially resolved
Fulmar / Fulmar X. Added Fulmar X against the manufacturer’s 2016 baseline. Current production, customer configurations and continued fleet service remain unverified.
Portugal — Partially resolved
TEKEVER ARX and AR6. Added ARX and the July 2026 British AR6 announcement as separate programmes. Flight-proven configuration values, ARX acceptance and completion of AR6’s planned production milestone remain open.
Norway — Resolved
Black Hornet 3 and earlier PD-100 variants. Added separate early PD-100 and Black Hornet 3 profiles with generation-specific figures and clear distinction between aircraft and complete PRS.
Italy — Partially resolved
AWHero operational acceptance and Falco family variants. Added Falco Xplorer with a dated technical baseline and flight-test evidence. AWHero’s existing basic certification remains distinct from its later enhanced configuration; reviewed 2026 corporate material does not establish a new customer acceptance for either aircraft.
Austria — Partially resolved
CAMCOPTER S-300 / S-101 / S-301. Added separate S-300, S-101 and S-301 records. S-300 flight testing and SWORD selection are documented; S-101/S-301 customer acceptance and final load definitions still require configuration-specific evidence.
Switzerland — Partially resolved
Wider domestic catalogue and programme-status review. Added Dufour’s Swiss logistics programme and separated the July 2026 demonstrated payload-range point from older Aero2 targets. Reviewed SwissDrones material supports civil surveillance applications but does not establish additional named military fleet acceptances.
Sweden — Partially resolved
SKELDAR customer configurations. Added the Dutch naval payload allowance, planned sensor fit and relay configuration to SKELDAR V-200. Completed shipboard acceptance and a reconciled current fleet inventory remain unverified.
France — Resolved
Spy'Ranger 330. Added a separate 330/SMDR profile with operator specifications and certificate-version distinctions.
France — Partially resolved
Damocles / Colibri and Larinae. Added distinct MX-10 and MV-100 records. Retain a check for an unambiguous MX-10 delivery chronology and MV-100 named customer acceptance; supplier wording alone does not settle both.
United Kingdom — Resolved
Taranis. Added the historical demonstrator with explicit limits on operational and successor claims.
Germany — Resolved
FV-014. Added an FV-014 profile supported by the June product update and August corporate contract confirmation.
Denmark — Partially resolved
RQ-35 Heidrun and RQ-70 Dainn. Added separate RQ-35 and RQ-70 records, reconciled earlier/current RQ-35 figures and separated Dainn configurations. Named RQ-70 customer acceptance and VTOL-specific data remain unverified.
Finland — Partially resolved
Insta Steel Eagle ER. Added the ER integration with Finnish/Ukrainian attribution. The Ukrainian partner identity, flight specifications and named customer acceptance remain undisclosed in the manufacturer release.
Open research register
These are editorial research tasks, not confirmed capabilities. Remove or revise each row when the evidence has been published.
Germany · Air · High priority
Legacy German fleets: completed transition and retirement dates
Added separate ALADIN, original LUNA and KZO profiles. Current KZO/LUNA fleet counts and completed HUSAR replacement dates are not established by the historical equipment pages or the April 2025 forecast.
Netherlands · Air · High priority
Airboxer military acceptance and configuration register
Added Airboxer with current supplier performance and a named Netherlands naval development reference. The public resource listing does not establish a versioned military acceptance or complete operator register.
Spain · Air · High priority
Fulmar X current production and operator evidence
Added Fulmar X against the manufacturer’s 2016 baseline. Current production, customer configurations and continued fleet service remain unverified.
Portugal · Air · High priority
ARX acceptance and AR6 demonstrated performance
Added ARX and the July 2026 British AR6 announcement as separate programmes. Flight-proven configuration values, ARX acceptance and completion of AR6’s planned production milestone remain open.
Italy · Air · Medium priority
AWHero enhanced configuration and Falco Xplorer acceptance
Added Falco Xplorer with a dated technical baseline and flight-test evidence. AWHero’s existing basic certification remains distinct from its later enhanced configuration; reviewed 2026 corporate material does not establish a new customer acceptance for either aircraft.
Austria · Air · Medium priority
Schiebel new-generation acceptance and load definitions
Added separate S-300, S-101 and S-301 records. S-300 flight testing and SWORD selection are documented; S-101/S-301 customer acceptance and final load definitions still require configuration-specific evidence.
Switzerland · Air · Medium priority
Swiss dual-use platforms: named military acceptance
Added Dufour’s Swiss logistics programme and separated the July 2026 demonstrated payload-range point from older Aero2 targets. Reviewed SwissDrones material supports civil surveillance applications but does not establish additional named military fleet acceptances.
Sweden · Air · Medium priority
SKELDAR completed naval acceptance and current fleet register
Added the Dutch naval payload allowance, planned sensor fit and relay configuration to SKELDAR V-200. Completed shipboard acceptance and a reconciled current fleet inventory remain unverified.
France · Air · High priority
MX-10 chronology and MV-100 customer acceptance
Added distinct MX-10 and MV-100 records. Retain a check for an unambiguous MX-10 delivery chronology and MV-100 named customer acceptance; supplier wording alone does not settle both.
Denmark · Air · High priority
RQ-70 customer acceptance and VTOL configuration data
Added separate RQ-35 and RQ-70 records, reconciled earlier/current RQ-35 figures and separated Dainn configurations. Named RQ-70 customer acceptance and VTOL-specific data remain unverified.
Finland · Air · High priority
Steel Eagle ER airframe identity and acceptance evidence
Added the ER integration with Finnish/Ukrainian attribution. The Ukrainian partner identity, flight specifications and named customer acceptance remain undisclosed in the manufacturer release.
Publication history
- — Reviewed every original topic; published supported additions and replaced broad gaps with the remaining evidence questions.
- — Published a regional country review and editable register of remaining research gaps.
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- Bundestag historic unmanned-aircraft inventory and technical table (opens in a new tab)Government / parliamentary record
- High Eye Airboxer current manufacturer overview (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Thales Fulmar X announcement, 12 July 2016 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- TEKEVER AR6 announcement, 21 July 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Leonardo Falco Xplorer technical sheet, 2019 edition (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-301 product baseline (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Dufour current Aero-200 product overview (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Belgian training and fleet plans, 17 December 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government / military
- KNDS MV-100 VELOCE product specifications (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Sky-Watch RQ-70 current platform specifications (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Insta Steel Eagle ER announcement, 29 January 2025 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
- Spy'Ranger 330 — research starting point (opens in a new tab)Research lead; see audit qualification
- Damocles / Colibri and Larinae — research starting point (opens in a new tab)Research lead; see audit qualification
- Taranis — research starting point (opens in a new tab)Research lead; see audit qualification
- ALADIN, original LUNA and KZO — research starting point (opens in a new tab)Research lead; see audit qualification