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Aircraft and programme links: LUNA NG / HUSAR.

Published 20 Sept 2026Updated 20 Sept 2026Sources reviewed 20 Sept 2026

By Defence Drones editorial team

Aircraft covered in this library

  • LUNA NG / HUSAR: reconnaissance aircraft. In service / use documented.

Research scope

This manufacturer and programme index connects the aircraft profiles listed below. Follow each profile for the relevant product configuration, dated programme evidence and technical sources. Participation in a joint project is recorded on its aircraft page; the countries below describe these aircraft records, not every company facility.

This is a selected programme index. A full corporate history, ownership review, manufacturing footprint and complete product portfolio remain to be researched.

Publication history

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. LUNA NG and original LUNA product descriptions (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  2. LUNA NG programme update, 17 June 2024 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  3. Provisional airworthiness certification, 1 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme

Systems & connected topics

Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

LUNA (original system)

Original German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, distinct from the later LUNA NG / HUSAR family.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

KZO

Legacy German reconnaissance aircraft with parliamentary specifications and an operator-documented replacement programme.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftGermany

ALADIN

German short-range reconnaissance aircraft with a public Bundeswehr technical baseline and documented military use.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Loitering munitionGermany

FV-014

European-developed electric loitering-munition programme with a documented German framework agreement.

Order / production commitmentRead
Land · Land systemsCanada

Mission Master family

Canadian-developed modular ground-robot family with separate SP, CXT and XT configurations and a September 2026 US Marine Corps order.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Drone / systemGermany

LUNA NG / HUSAR

German tactical reconnaissance UAV, supplied to Ukraine and ordered by Germany under the HUSAR programme.

In service / use documentedRead