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Air · Drone / systemRussia

Orlan-30

A Russian tactical reconnaissance aircraft marketed alongside Orlan-10E, with separate programme identity and equipment.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Palyanytsia

A Ukrainian drone-missile programme with publicly discussed Lithuanian financing for production.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Peklo

A Ukrainian drone-missile hybrid whose first production batch was publicly handed over in December 2024.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

PUNISHER

A reusable Ukrainian tactical aircraft whose current ARMADRONE material presents an updated PUNISHER configuration.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

R18

R18 is one of the heavy reusable multirotor families named by an official Ukrainian military operator account.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

RAM-2X

A Ukrainian loitering munition currently presented as part of the RAM family. The current site distinguishes RAM-2X from Black Betty.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Raybird / ACS-3

A long-endurance tactical reconnaissance family also known as ACS-3. Skyeton’s current Raybird page describes a 23 kg aircraft with modular payloads.

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Air · Drone / systemUnited States

RQ-4 Global Hawk

A high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft family. Its different sensor blocks and the separate MQ-4C Triton maritime programme should not be collapsed into one specification.

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Air · Drone / systemRussia

S-70 Okhotnik

A heavy uncrewed combat-aircraft development programme. Recovery of a crashed aircraft in October 2024 demonstrates a real airframe but does not establish a fully operational fleet.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

SHARK-D

SHARK-D is an electric tactical reconnaissance aircraft. Its current manufacturer specification is recorded separately from the other SHARK configurations.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

SHARK-M

SHARK-M is an electric tactical reconnaissance aircraft. Its current manufacturer specification is recorded separately from the other SHARK configurations.

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Air · Drone / systemUkraine

Shvidun

An interceptor authorised for Ukrainian military use, described in a March 2026 Ministry of Defence profile.

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