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Air · Reconnaissance aircraftIsrael

Aerostar NG

Current Aerostar surveillance configuration, recorded separately from the family’s earlier customer history.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftNetherlands

Airboxer / HEF 32

Dutch uncrewed helicopter for surveillance and maritime applications, with a manufacturer-documented naval development relationship.

Supplier-reported statusRead
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 munitionTürkiye

Concept / announced

ALPAGU-B

Larger ALPAGU derivative unveiled in May 2026 with its own mass, duration and communications baseline.

Concept / announcedRead
Air · Loitering munitionTürkiye

ALPAGUT

Joint STM–Roketsan fixed-wing programme, separate from the smaller ALPAGU family.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftSouth Africa

ALTI Transition

South African hybrid VTOL surveillance aircraft with documented security procurement and several published configurations.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUkraine

AMMO Ukraine Marichka

A Ukrainian underwater-vehicle project whose owner publishes prototype evidence and a claimed long-range multi-role concept.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftUnited States

Anduril ALTIUS 600 / 700

Tube-stored launched-effects aircraft with documented Army integration trials; the larger 700 is distinct from the original 600.

Development / trialsRead
Air · Multirole aircraftUnited States

Anduril Bolt / Bolt-M

A portable VTOL family comprising the Bolt observation aircraft and Bolt-M munition; US Marine Corps Bolt-M use is documented in August 2026.

In service / use documentedRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftEgypt / Türkiye

HAMZA-1

Egyptian–Turkish autonomous VTOL aircraft programme that reached a published sales agreement in September 2026; deliveries were still described as forthcoming.

Order / production commitmentRead
Air · Reconnaissance aircraftEgypt

NUT

Egyptian tactical reconnaissance aircraft publicly presented in 2021, with government-published performance figures and an unresolved payload discrepancy.

Supplier-reported statusRead