Mohajer-6Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAVSide: RussiaBuilt: Qods Aviation Industries / IranThe Mohajer-6 is an Iranian armed ISTAR UAV built by Qods Aviation Industries for surveillance, targeting, and light precision-strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it is documented in Russian service, including examples downed or recovered by Ukraine, making it part of the broader Iranian UAV supply chain supporting Russian reconnaissance and attack operations.Tag archive
reconnaissance Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment tagged reconnaissance.
21 weapon systemsCategory
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
Mohajer-6Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAVSide: RussiaBuilt: Qods Aviation Industries / IranThe Mohajer-6 is an Iranian armed ISTAR UAV built by Qods Aviation Industries for surveillance, targeting, and light precision-strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it is documented in Russian service, including examples downed or recovered by Ukraine, making it part of the broader Iranian UAV supply chain supporting Russian reconnaissance and attack operations..jpg?width=480)
Ka-52Attack and reconnaissance helicopterSide: RussiaBuilt: Kamov, Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, Russian Helicopters / RussiaThe Ka-52 is a Russian two-seat attack and reconnaissance helicopter derived from the Ka-50 and built around a coaxial rotor layout, side-by-side crew cockpit, 30 mm cannon, and guided-missile hardpoints. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Russia's most visible rotary-wing strike platforms, especially in southern Ukraine where Ka-52 and Ka-52M crews used longer-range anti-tank missiles against Ukrainian ground forces.
F-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: Yemeni government and coalition forces / United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Pratt & Whitney on the F-35 industry team / United StatesThe F-35C Lightning II is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, built for catapult launches and arrested landings with larger wings, folding wingtips, strengthened landing gear, internal fuel for long-range carrier operations, and a sensor suite intended for strike, air-to-air, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare missions. U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs made the variant's first documented combat strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in 2024, and an F-35C was later reported shooting down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026..jpg?width=480)
DJI Matrice 300 RTKCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Matrice 300 RTK is a Chinese commercial enterprise quadcopter built around long-endurance inspection, mapping, and public-safety payloads. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears as an off-the-shelf UAV in Ukrainian service, where donor-funded sets have been supplied for reconnaissance, observation, and front-line support tasks rather than as a purpose-built military aircraft.
DJI Mavic seriesCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: Ukraine / RussiaBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Mavic series is a family of Chinese commercial folding quadcopters that became a mass battlefield UAV in the Russia-Ukraine War. Although designed for civilian imaging, models such as the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Enterprise have been used by both Ukrainian and Russian forces for short-range ISR, artillery correction, situational awareness, and improvised attack roles.
VectorElectric VTOL fixed-wing reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Quantum Systems / GermanyVector is a German Quantum Systems electric VTOL fixed-wing small UAV built for mid-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. In Ukrainian service it provides quiet launch-and-recovery flexibility, encrypted real-time video, EO/IR sensing, and AI-assisted target detection for front-line reconnaissance missions in contested conditions.
FPV dronesFirst-person-view small UAV / one-way attack droneSide: Ukraine / RussiaBuilt: Various commercial, volunteer, and defense-industry assemblers / VariousFPV drones are small first-person-view UAVs adapted from racing-drone and commercial quadcopter technology into tactical reconnaissance and attack systems. In the Russia-Ukraine War, both sides use them in large numbers because they can put a live camera feed and operator-guided explosive payload into places that are hard for artillery or larger UAVs to reach, while remaining cheap enough for attritional frontline use.
Leleka-100Fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV systemSide: UkraineBuilt: DeViRo / UkraineThe Leleka-100 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing ISR unmanned aerial system from DeViRo, built around day/night reconnaissance, jamming-resistant communications, GPS-denied operation, and artillery fire correction. Ukrainian units use the system in the Russia-Ukraine War to find targets, relay corrections to fire units, and assess results while operating from positions behind the front line.
SharkFixed-wing reconnaissance unmanned aerial systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Ukrspecsystems / UkraineShark is a Ukrainian fixed-wing reconnaissance UAS built by Ukrspecsystems for autonomous surveillance, target identification, and artillery fire adjustment. In Ukrainian service during the Russia-Ukraine War, Shark systems pair catapult-launched electric UAVs with mobile ground-control equipment and encrypted video links for operations behind the front line.
A1-CM FuriaFixed-wing tactical reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Athlon Avia / UkraineThe A1-CM Furia is a Ukrainian electric fixed-wing tactical UAV built by Athlon Avia for reconnaissance and artillery fire correction. Developed after Ukraine's 2014 need for organic battlefield ISR, it gives Ukrainian units a portable sensor platform for locating targets, transmitting video, and adjusting indirect fire under wartime electronic-warfare pressure.
KarrarJet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle and target droneSide: HezbollahBuilt: Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) / IranKarrar is an Iranian jet-powered unmanned aircraft derived from target-drone concepts and adapted for reconnaissance, strike, air-defense training, and missile-armed interceptor roles. The system is associated with HESA production, Iranian air-defense modernization, and reported Hezbollah UAV inventories during the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
WarmateLoitering munitionSide: UkraineBuilt: WB Electronics / WB Group / PolandWarmate is a Polish electric loitering munition from WB Electronics/WB Group, designed as a portable reconnaissance-strike system with interchangeable warheads, autonomous flight modes, and video-guided terminal attack. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in Ukrainian service for precision attacks on Russian air-defense and surveillance radars.
OrionMedium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance-strike UAVSide: RussiaBuilt: Kronstadt Group / RussiaOrion, also known as Inokhodets, is a Russian medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft developed by Kronstadt for persistent reconnaissance and precision strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has appeared in limited Russian service, with documented strikes, combat losses, and Ukrainian intelligence reporting on its production chain and foreign components.
Bayraktar TB2Medium-altitude long-endurance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Baykar / TurkeyA Turkish unmanned aircraft used for reconnaissance and strike missions. It became especially prominent in the early phase of the full-scale invasion.
MQ-9 ReaperMedium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicleSide: U.S.-led coalition and Afghan government / U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United States and Libyan Government of National Accord / Yemeni government and coalition forces / United States-led coalition / United StatesBuilt: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. / United StatesThe MQ-9 Reaper is a General Atomics medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft built for persistent intelligence collection and precision strike. Larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, it combines satellite control, electro-optical and infrared sensors, laser designation, and weapons such as Hellfire missiles and guided bombs, making it a recurring U.S. and coalition platform in counterterrorism, maritime-security, and regional-strike operations..jpg?width=480)
Orlan-10Medium-range reconnaissance and electronic-warfare UAVSide: RussiaBuilt: Special Technology Centre / RussiaThe Orlan-10 is a Russian medium-range unmanned aircraft built by Special Technology Centre for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, electronic warfare, and data-relay missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Russia's most important tactical UAVs, helping locate Ukrainian units and pass targeting data to artillery, missile, and loitering-munition crews.
Black HornetNano reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Teledyne FLIR Defense / Norway / United StatesThe Black Hornet is a pocket-sized military nano-UAV used by dismounted troops for short-range reconnaissance, target identification, and immediate situational awareness. In Ukraine, donated Black Hornet 3 systems give small units a low-signature day and thermal sensor that can look over obstacles, into urban terrain, and around trench lines without exposing an operator.
ForpostReconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) / RussiaForpost is Russia's license-built and later indigenized derivative of the Israeli IAI Searcher II UAV, used for reconnaissance, target acquisition, artillery-fire adjustment, and in Forpost-R form armed strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian forces have used Forpost-R aircraft as higher-value reusable UAVs for surveillance and precision attack roles rather than expendable one-way drones.
PunisherReusable strike and reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: UA Dynamics / UkraineThe Punisher is a Ukrainian reusable fixed-wing strike UAV from UA Dynamics, designed for small-unit reconnaissance and precision bomb drops behind enemy lines. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been fielded by Ukrainian defense units as a compact catapult-launched system carrying modular explosive containers for attacks on command posts, electronic-warfare equipment, ammunition sites, and other rear-area targets.
MAGURA V5Unmanned surface vesselSide: UkraineBuilt: SpetsTechnoExport / UkraineThe MAGURA V5 is a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel built for reconnaissance, patrol, mine-warfare, fleet-security, and strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Ukraine's best documented naval drones, used by Defence Intelligence units for long-range Black Sea attacks against Russian naval vessels.Category
Armored Vehicles
Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.
