THE INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE
Explore companies and programme partnerships, their systems and related reporting.
168 entries
Coverage focus: XQ-58A Valkyrie. A jet-powered collaborative aircraft used to explore autonomy, mission payloads and integration with crewed aviation. The programme also examines alternatives to conventional airfield dependence.
Coverage focus: Falco EVO / Falco family. A surveillance aircraft family offered through both equipment sales and a managed intelligence service. Falco EVO and the larger Falco Xplorer address different requirements and should be treated as distinct platforms.
Coverage focus: Malloy T-150. An electric cargo multirotor intended to move supplies in demanding environments, including maritime operations. The aircraft illustrates the growing support role of defence drones.
Northrop Grumman combines large surveillance aircraft with radar, mission systems and sustainment. Its defence-drone work spans Triton and Global Hawk-related systems, NATO's Phoenix fleet and a Kratos partnership for Marine Corps collaborative aircraft.
Coverage focus: Vector / Vector AI. An electric reconnaissance aircraft family combining vertical takeoff with fixed-wing observation. Its newer Vector AI configuration emphasises software integration, modular payloads and navigation assistance.
Coverage focus: Shahed-136. An Iranian one-way attack aircraft design central to analysis of Iran-Russia drone cooperation. Russian Geran variants and production changes should not be treated as a single frozen specification.
Coverage focus: V-BAT. A vertical-takeoff reconnaissance aircraft suited to compact operating locations and shipboard use. V-BAT combines fixed-wing flight with a ducted-fan layout and is offered with several observation payloads.
Skydio develops compact autonomous aircraft and supporting software for military, public-safety and industrial customers. Its X10D is part of the U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance programme, with manufacturing based in California.
TEKEVER develops uncrewed aircraft, autonomy and intelligence services across civil and defence markets. AR3 underpins RAF StormShroud, while the AR5 has been selected for the British Army's CORVUS surveillance programme.
Coverage focus: AKSUNGUR. A twin-engine medium-altitude aircraft designed to carry multiple surveillance payloads. The platform also supports civil observation and disaster-response applications.
Coverage focus: PD-2. A modular tactical reconnaissance aircraft offered in conventional and vertical-takeoff configurations. It represents Ukraine's domestic ecosystem of observation drones and sensor manufacturers.
Coverage focus: Lancet. A Russian loitering-munition family prominent in public reporting on the war in Ukraine. Different Lancet variants and claimed upgrades need separate sourcing.