Loitering, FPV & one-way systems

WARMATE 30 / GLADIUS 2

Turbojet-powered Polish flying-wing aircraft unveiled in September 2026 with a manufacturer-confirmed national order.

Concept / announced

WARMATE 8X

Separate WARMATE design unveiled at MSPO 2026, with limited public flight-performance information.

Orbiter 1K

Earlier electric loitering-munition design with a dated manufacturer baseline, distinct from Orbiter 2 LM.

Orbiter 2 LM

Current electric loitering-munition entry in the Orbiter family, separated from the reusable ISR aircraft.

SkyStriker

Electric loitering-munition family with configurable duration and a documented September 2026 German demonstration.

Firefly / L-SPIKE 1X

Small rotary-wing loitering-munition lineage with earlier Firefly and revised L-SPIKE 1X baselines kept distinct.

ALPAGUT

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

Concept / announced

ALPAGU-B

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

STM KUZGUN

Long-range STM aircraft whose first test flights were announced in May 2026; published mass figures remain inconsistent.

MX-10 DAMOCLES

French rotary-wing loitering-munition programme associated with Colibri, with supplier-reported qualification and deliveries.

MV-100 VELOCE / LARINAE

French fixed-wing turbine-powered programme whose current product naming spans VELOCE and LARINAE.

FV-014

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

SHADOW 25

Jet-powered SHADOW configuration included in a documented UAE Armed Forces procurement announcement.

SHADOW 50

Longer-endurance SHADOW configuration whose versioned catalogue describes piston propulsion, separate from the jet-powered SHADOW 25.

HUNTER 2S

Small HUNTER aircraft with a 2026 supplier baseline and a family-level UAE procurement commitment.

HUNTER 5 / HUNTER 10

Two HUNTER configurations with a shared procurement announcement and clearly separated revision history.

Concept / announced

QX-1 / QX-2 / QX-3 / QX-4

Original QX loitering-munition family, recorded with distinct rotary-wing and fixed-wing branches.

Innovaero OWL-B

Australian electric loitering aircraft under an ASCA delivery-phase contract with official exercise evidence.

GIDS Yalghar 100 / 500

A Pakistani catalogue family with electrically powered Yalghar 100 and gasoline-powered Yalghar 500 configurations.

NCSIST Mighty Hornet I–III

Three separately described members of NCSIST's loitering-aircraft family, kept distinct from the existing Mighty Hornet IV record.

Shahed-131 / Geran-1

Iranian-origin one-way aircraft identified by the US Defense Intelligence Agency and Ukraine under the Russian designation Geran-1.

Shahed-238

Iranian jet-powered Shahed aircraft identified by Ukraine’s military intelligence as the predecessor/analogue of Russia’s Geran-3.

Switchblade 300 Block 20

A portable loitering munition with a current Block 20 specification distinct from early Switchblade 300 versions.

Switchblade 400

A newer Switchblade family member selected for a US Army LASSO prototype agreement announced in May 2026.

NAGASTRA-1

An Indian loitering-munition programme for which Solar Group reports Indian Army delivery; a public technical baseline remains incomplete.

Mighty Hornet IV

A joint Taiwanese–American development that adapts the MQM-178 Firejet lineage into a distinct mission aircraft; published specifications remain limited.

WARMATE family

Polish family of portable loitering munitions, with baseline aircraft and larger numbered variants requiring separate specifications.

GLADIUS BSP-U / WARMATE 5–10

The expendable airborne effectors within Poland's GLADIUS system, distinct from its reusable FT-5 reconnaissance aircraft.

HX-2

German electric loitering munition with large Ukrainian production commitments and supplier-reported frontline testing.

HARPY

Established anti-radiation loitering munition family, distinct from the optically guided HAROP and smaller Mini HARPY.

Mini HARPY

Electrically propelled loitering munition combining optical and anti-radiation sensing in a smaller IAI system.

ROTEM

Small recoverable VTOL loitering munition with day and night sensors and publicly announced NATO customer contracts.

KARGU

Rotary-wing loitering munition with optical sensing, documented supplier-reported service and continuing export orders.

ALPAGU

Light fixed-wing loitering munition with a published compact airframe specification and a 2026 European export contract.

N-Raven

South African loitering munition family with electric and fuel-powered versions and a manufacturer-announced production transition.

HAROP

A canister-launched loitering-munition family offered for land and maritime customers, with an electro-optical sensor and an operator-supervised mission interface.

RAM-2X

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

Black Betty

A publicly named RAM-family aircraft whose manufacturer withholds almost all numerical specifications.

FP-1

Fire Point’s long-distance one-way aircraft, marketed alongside the related FP family.

FP-2

Fire Point’s shorter-range one-way aircraft, marketed alongside the related FP family.

Peklo

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

Palyanytsia

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

Bober / Beaver

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft programme publicly acknowledged by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

Geran-2

Russian-produced derivatives of the Iranian Shahed-136 design. Changes in production and mission equipment make Geran-2 a family rather than a single frozen specification.

Geran-3

A jet-powered member of the Russian Geran line identified in Ukraine’s public recovered-system database.

Geran-4

A newer Russian jet-powered one-way aircraft described in Ukraine’s 2026 intelligence reporting. Geran-4 has a separate profile from the earlier family members.

Geran-5

A newer Russian jet-powered one-way aircraft described in Ukraine’s 2026 intelligence reporting. Geran-5 has a separate profile from the earlier family members.

Gerbera

A Russian expendable drone family used in decoy, reconnaissance and other configurations. It should not be assumed that every Gerbera carries the same equipment.

Garpiya / Harpiya-A1

A Russian long-range one-way aircraft family whose production network is described in a US Treasury attribution published in October 2024.

Molniya family

A family of relatively simple fixed-wing drones identified in recovered-system reporting. The original strike aircraft and Molniya-2R reconnaissance configuration are distinct.

Italmas / Izdeliye-54

A Russian expendable aircraft programme listed separately from Lancet in GUR’s public catalogue.

KUB family

A Russian loitering-munition family marketed in export form as KUB-E. Later KUB-numbered products require their own configuration-specific evidence.

Liutyi

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft identified in public research on the country’s drone industry and autonomous systems.

AQ 400 Scythe

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft marketed by Terminal Autonomy as the AQ 400 Scythe.

KVN — Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky

A Russian FPV aircraft family identified by Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence as using a fibre-optic control link.

Khyzhak REBOFF

A Ukrainian family of fibre-optic-controlled FPV aircraft. The Ministry of Defence described codified models and deliveries to military units in May 2025.

AeroVironment

Coverage focus: Switchblade 600. A purpose-built loitering munition family with an onboard imaging payload. Block and launch-platform differences are important when comparing announcements.

Switchblade 600

A purpose-built loitering munition family with an onboard imaging payload. Block and launch-platform differences are important when comparing announcements.

Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center

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.

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.

ZALA Aero / LLC CST

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.

Lancet

A Russian loitering-munition family prominent in public reporting on the war in Ukraine. Different Lancet variants and claimed upgrades need separate sourcing.