Image: U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani · Public domaindrone / military
Ghost
Ghost is Anduril's expeditionary uncrewed aircraft family for reconnaissance and situational-awareness missions.
Defense Robotics
A factual, international map of uncrewed aircraft, ground vehicles, maritime systems, counter-drone technology, autonomy and policy.
Scope and safety
The Observatory describes publicly documented systems, organizations and policy at a high level. It does not publish operational vulnerabilities, targeting guidance, weapons-use instructions or claims unsupported by named sources.
01 / SYSTEMS
Indexed systems
Image: U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani · Public domain
Image: Lilykhinz · CC BY-SA 4.0drone / military
V-BAT
V-BAT is a ducted-fan vertical-takeoff aircraft used for ship- and land-based reconnaissance missions.
Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr. · Public domaindrone / dual use
Puma AE
Puma AE is a hand-launched small uncrewed aircraft family for land and maritime observation missions.
Image: U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt · Public domaindrone / military
MQ-9A Reaper
MQ-9A is a remotely piloted, long-endurance aircraft used for ISR and strike missions. Operational details vary by operator and configuration.
Image: HoHo3143 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0drone / military
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
MQ-28 Ghost Bat is an Australian-developed uncrewed collaborative aircraft designed to team with crewed aircraft through an open architecture and interchangeable mission nose.
Image: Government of Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0drone / military
Bayraktar AKINCI
AKINCI is a twin-engine high-altitude uncrewed combat aircraft designed for long-endurance surveillance, command support and multi-payload defense missions.
Image: Baykardrone / military
Bayraktar KIZILELMA
KIZILELMA is a jet-powered uncrewed combat aircraft under flight development for collaborative air operations and operation from short runways.
Image: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0drone / military
Bayraktar TB2
Bayraktar TB2 is a remotely piloted fixed-wing aircraft used for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and other defense missions.
Image: Baykardrone / military
Bayraktar TB3
Bayraktar TB3 is a folding-wing uncrewed combat aircraft developed for short-runway takeoff and landing, including operations from ships with compact flight decks.
Image: Schiebeldrone / dual use
CAMCOPTER S-100
CAMCOPTER S-100 is an uncrewed helicopter system for land- and ship-based missions that carries interchangeable sensing payloads without requiring a prepared runway.
Image: Leonardodrone / dual use
Falco Xplorer
Falco Xplorer is a remotely piloted fixed-wing aircraft developed for persistent strategic surveillance with automatic takeoff and landing and an open payload architecture.
Image: General Atomics Aeronautical Systemsdrone / military
Gray Eagle 25M
Gray Eagle 25M is a modernized long-endurance uncrewed aircraft for reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition missions, built around modular open-system interfaces.
Image: L3Harrismaritime system / dual use
Iver4 900
Iver4 900 is a modular autonomous underwater vehicle for extended survey, sensing and defense missions, with field-reconfigurable payload and communications sections.
Image: U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Boeing / Wikimedia Commons · Public domaindrone / military
MQ-25A Stingray
MQ-25A Stingray is an uncrewed carrier aircraft being produced to provide autonomous aerial refueling and extend the operating reach of U.S. Navy carrier air wings.
Image: Robert Frola / Wikimedia Commonsdrone / military
MQ-4C Triton
MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft designed to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance over large ocean areas.
Image: Northrop Grummanmaritime system / military
Manta Ray
Manta Ray is a full-scale uncrewed underwater demonstrator developed for long-duration, long-range autonomous missions with modular payloads and low-power seabed hibernation.
Image: Rheinmetallrobot / military
Mission Master SP
Mission Master SP is a compact electric uncrewed ground vehicle in Rheinmetall's autonomous Mission Master family, configured for evaluation in logistics, observation and…
Image: General Atomics Aeronautical Systemsdrone / military
Mojave
Mojave is an expeditionary short-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft demonstrator derived from the Predator family for operations from austere fields and compact flight decks.
02 / ORGANIZATIONS
Builders and integrators
AeroVironment
AeroVironment develops small uncrewed aircraft and other defense systems.
United States · uncrewed aircraft and defense systems
Image: Master Sgt. Gustavo Castillo / U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons · Public domainAnduril
Anduril develops defense autonomy software, sensors and uncrewed air and maritime systems.
United States · defense autonomy and uncrewed systemsShield AI
Shield AI develops autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft, including V-BAT.
United States · defense autonomy and aircraft03 / POLICY
Policy and regulation
No policy records are published for this section.