Which ships have been announced or leaked but aren’t flying yet? It’s all in one table right here.
Legend: anything with a circle is unofficial, from rumor to almost certain.
All upcoming ships
| Manufacturer | Ship | Size | Role | Info | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? UK-Team 1 | ? | ? | Stage Sep 2026: LOD0 / Final3 Just before its final review. Planned release alongside Genesis. | Q4 2026 |
| ? | ? UK-Team 2 | ? | ? | Stage Sep 2026: LOD0 / Final3 Just before its final review. Planned release alongside Genesis. | Q4 2026 |
| ? | ? 1 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: Greybox32 Started in September and progressed quickly; in greybox in October. Its modules and weapons are meant to be used by other ships from the same manufacturer as well. | ? |
| ? | ? 2 | ? | ? | Stage Sep 2026: Whitebox3 Has a turret and an external tractor beam. Paused in October because other tasks took priority32. | ? |
| ? | ? 3 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: Whitebox32 In pre-production in September, moved into whitebox in October and was brought into a first functional state32. | ? |
| ? | ? 4 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: Whitebox32 According to CIG, from a manufacturer “we haven’t heard from in a while”. Passed its whitebox review at the end of October together with its sister ship (? 5)32. | ? |
| ? | ? 5 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: Whitebox32 According to CIG, from a manufacturer “we haven’t heard from in a while”. Passed its whitebox review at the end of October together with its sister ship (? 4)32. | ? |
| ? | ? 6 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: LOD0 / Final32 Development is finished; the team is only fixing bugs from QA32. Could be one of the two UK ships that had their final review in September . | ? |
| ? | ? 7 | ? | ? | Stage Oct 2026: Concept32 Entered production in October. Meant to give solo players a way to progress in an existing career without having to fly a big multi-crew ship alone32. | ? |
| Aegis | Javelin | Capital | Destroyer | Stage: unknown Already flight-ready in Squadron 42, but its status in the PU is unknown. It will only come to the PU after Squadron 42.1 Introduced as a concept in November 201410: a UEE Navy destroyer with a minimum crew of 23, six swappable module rooms and a hangar for an Aegis Redeemer plus boarding team. It was sold as a decommissioned military ship without weapons. | ? |
| Aegis | Nautilus | Large | Minelayer | Stage Aug 2019: Concept Can deploy different types of mines2. The near-capital-sized minelayer carries 24 mines, each covering a large area and chasing targets on its own. Its NEMO drone can hack foreign mines, and it can also use the drones of the Vulcan and Carrack11. | ? |
| Aegis | Vulcan | Medium | Repair, refuel, rearm | Stage Feb 2018: Concept Introduced as a concept in February 201812. With its four drones, the ship supports other ships after combat by repairing, rearming or refueling them. | ? |
| Anvil | Auxilia | Ground vehicle | Medical and crafting | Stage Aug 2026: LOD0 / Final According to a datamine from October 29, it’s no longer at IAE; its spot in the expo hall went to the Centurion . Since its vehicle fabrication belongs to Alpha 5.0, it will probably only arrive with that patch . It has a fabricator and a Tier 2 MedBed. Confirmed on Star Citizen Live in November 2025: it is the vehicle with the Atlas silhouette from CitizenCon 2954, i.e. a member of the family that includes the Spartan, Centurion and Ballista.5 | Q4 2026 |
| Anvil | Crucible | Large | Repair | Stage Nov 2015: Concept Reportedly being reworked and more likely to arrive in 2027. Introduced as a concept in November 20157, not mentioned in any monthly report since. A flying workshop: single-seaters like the Hornet or Gladiator fit into the repair bay, while larger ships are serviced from the outside with repair arms and drones. According to the Q&A, a single player can do this too, just much more slowly.8 | ? |
| Anvil | Legionnaire | Small | Boarding | Stage Apr 2024: Whitebox Last officially mentioned in the April 2024 monthly report. Introduced as a concept in May 2022: the boarding ship hacks the target’s docking clearance, docks to its airlock and sends the squad through a tunnel with built-in cover.13 According to CIG at CitizenCon 2954, it will only be delivered once hacking gameplay is ready. | ? |
| Anvil | Liberator | Large | Light carrier | Stage Oct 2026: LOD0 / Final32 According to the October monthly report, it passed its final review and is being prepared for release at IAE 202632. Introduced as a concept in October 2021. Carrier with two XS landing pads (e.g. Hornet, Sabre, Prospector), one XXS pad and a garage for two ground vehicles, plus 400 SCU of cargo9. | Nov 15, 2026 |
| Anvil | Odin | Capital | Battlecruiser | Stage May 2026: Concept Concept pledge since May 2026. The battlecruiser was already promised as a stretch goal in August 2013 and was last officially mentioned at its sale launch in May 2026. Built to destroy carriers and capital ships. The Odin needs a crew of 33 to over 65 players. It has 23 crewable turrets, a retractable main gun with twelve emitters, a central hangar, six side hangars for repairing and rearming escort ships, and 8,000 SCU of cargo.14 | ? |
| Argo | CSV-FM | Ground vehicle | Base building | Stage Oct 2024: Concept Revealed at CitizenCon 2954 in October 202415, not mentioned in any monthly report since. Compact vehicle on the CSV-SM chassis that builds small and medium structures with two fabrication drones. Fits into many ships. | ? |
| Argo | MCV | ? | ? | Stage: unknown So far only the name is known from a datamine. It appeared in the Alpha 3.18 files in October 2022, and the in-game text describes it as a mobile factory. Whether it became the CSV-FM is unclear. | ? |
| Banu | Merchantman | Large | Trading / cargo | Stage Oct 2026: Whitebox32 Known since 2013. According to the October monthly report, two artists are working on it again: when development was paused, the interior was in whitebox and the exterior in greybox. Now the whole ship is being reworked to fit the new player trading design32. A hologram of it is said to stand in the entrance area at IAE 2026; a release at IAE 2027 is pure speculation. A flying Banu bazaar: it lands or docks and invites customers to shop straight from its cargo hold (2,880 SCU)17. | ? |
| Consolidated Outland | Forge | Medium | Crafting and refining with ground mining | Stage: Concept Expected to arrive with the base-building wave. Officially only shown as a silhouette at CitizenCon 2954 so far. Confirmed on SCL in November 20254: a larger crafting machine than in the Clipper, Auxilia or MFC, a refinery and ground extractors for mining. CIG has not confirmed the name Forge yet. | ? |
| Consolidated Outland | Pioneer | Capital | Base building | Stage May 2025: Whitebox Probably won’t arrive until base building has launched . Introduced as a concept in October 201718, last officially mentioned in the May 2025 monthly report. A flying factory that builds modular outposts on site. Contrary to the Q&A, the Pioneer will also be able to build space stations.31 | ? |
| Crusader | Genesis Starliner | Large | Passenger transport | Stage Jun 2015: Concept Introduced as a concept in June 201519, not mentioned in any monthly report since. Passenger ship for 40 guests and 8 crew, with a modular interior ranging from luxury cabins to a pure freighter, and two remote turrets for defense. | ? |
| Drake | Kraken | Capital | Carrier / multi-role | Stage Oct 2026: LOD0 / Final32 Release is expected at DefenseCon in May 2027 . According to the October monthly report, it’s still in the LOD0 phase, with its gate review planned for mid-November32. Introduced as a concept in October 201820: carrier with six landing pads, an internal hangar, 3,792 SCU of cargo and nine turrets, five of them crewed. During greybox it was shortened from 270 to 260 m. | 2027 |
| Drake | Kraken Privateer | Capital | Carrier, trading | Stage: Concept Won’t necessarily arrive together with the regular Kraken. Not mentioned in any monthly report so far. Introduced as a concept at IAE in November 201921: a conversion of the Kraken into a flying marketplace, with shops replacing the large cargo hold. According to the Q&A, the conversion kit can only be reversed at a shipyard, for a fee and with a waiting time. | ? |
| Drake | Marauder | Medium | Medium or heavy fighter | Stage: LOD0 / Final According to datamining, it will be revealed at IAE . The name appeared in a leak in August 2026; nothing official yet. | Nov 17, 2026 |
| Gatac | Hyūn | ? | Salvage | Stage Jun 2026: LOD0 / Final According to the expo hall layout on the PTU, it will be revealed at IAE . A first version of the PTU patch notes from November 4 listed it among the salvage ships: 40 SCU buffer, boxes up to 8 SCU. CIG removed the line again . | Nov 21, 2026 |
| Greycat | CAV | ? | ? | Stage: unknown So far only the name has leaked. | ? |
| Greycat | MFC | Ground vehicle | Mobile crafting vehicle based on the MXC | Stage Nov 2025: Concept Announced for 2026 at IAE 2955 in November 202522, nothing official since. According to a datamine from October 29, it’s no longer at IAE; its spot in the expo hall went to the MDC . Since its vehicle fabrication belongs to Alpha 5.0, it will probably only arrive with that patch . Built on the MTC frame; the rear opens up to give access to the crafting machine. | Q4 2026 |
| MISC | Endeavor | Capital | Research and medical, modular | Stage Sep 2015: Concept Known since September 201523, but not yet mentioned in any monthly report. Modular research ship (200 m) with six module slots, e.g. for biodomes, a telescope, a lab, a medical station, an extra fuel tank or a landing bay for ambulance ships. | ? |
| MISC | Expanse | Medium | Refining | Stage Apr 2022: Concept Enables refining on board. Not mentioned in any monthly report so far. Introduced as a concept in April 202224: a one-person refinery with eight external slots for ore and cargo pods, designed as a partner for the Prospector and MOLE. | ? |
| MISC | Hull D | Large | Heavy cargo | Stage Apr 2015: Concept Introduced as a concept in April 2015 together with the Hull A, B and E25. On SCL in November 2025, its cargo capacity was reduced from 20,736 to 6,912 SCU4. | ? |
| MISC | Hull E | Capital | Heavy cargo | Stage Apr 2015: Concept Introduced as a concept in April 2015 together with the Hull A, B and D25. On SCL in November 2025, its cargo capacity was reduced from 98,304 to 12,288 SCU4. | ? |
| MISC | Odyssey | Large | Exploration | Stage Nov 2021: Concept Introduced as a concept at IAE in November 202126: an explorer for 6 crew that gathers and refines its own fuel. Plus a mining arm, a hangar for a small ship, a vehicle bay and a Tier 2 medbay. | ? |
| MISC | Starlancer BLD | Large | Construction (drones) | Stage Oct 2024: Concept Said to be almost finished inside and out, only waiting for the drone hangar. It is a candidate for the launch of base building. However, it hasn’t appeared in any monthly report so far. Revealed at CitizenCon 2954 in October 202416: a construction ship with four large construction drones, refill stations and storage for building materials. | ? |
| Origin | G12 / G12a / G12r | Ground vehicle | Ground vehicle | Stage Jun 2020: Concept Introduced as a concept in June 202027: the G12 as a rover with a turret, the armored G12a with a missile launcher, and the G12r as a racing version with an EMP. According to CIG on SCL in August 2025, it has been scheduled and postponed several times, most recently for 2026. | ? |
| Origin | M60 | Medium | Fighter, probably medium | Stage: unknown The internal deadline is said to have been 22 September 2026 , but it is missing from the IAE datamine. The name appeared in a leak in August 2026; nothing official yet. | ? |
| RSI | Arrastra | Large | Mining and refining | Stage Nov 2023: Concept Introduced as a concept at IAE in November 202328. Sits between the MOLE and the Orion: size 3 lasers on dedicated mining stations, two refinery reactors, accepts ore bags from the Prospector and MOLE, and has a vehicle bay for two ROC-DS. | ? |
| RSI | Constellation Mk V Andromeda | Large | Multi-role / gunship | Stage: unknown According to datamining, it will be revealed at IAE ; further Mk V variants for combat and cargo are possible. The name appeared in a leak in August 2026; nothing official yet. | Nov 13, 2026 |
| RSI | Galaxy | Large | Modular: cargo, medical, refining | Stage Oct 2026: LOD0 / Final32 Announced as the headline ship of IAE 29564. Passed its greybox gate in September 2026, followed by its final review in October. Along the way, it got a new RSI interface for its control panels, which is set to show up in other ships soon32. It may initially launch with only some of its modules . Introduced as a concept in November 2022. Modular ship with officially announced cargo, medical and refinery modules. More modules could follow: base building, fabrication and possibly others. | Nov 2026 |
| RSI | Orion | Capital | Heavy mining | Stage: Concept Promised as a stretch goal in November 2013, introduced as a concept in February 201529, not mentioned in any monthly report since. The largest mining platform in the game: mining and tractor beam turrets, drones and its own refinery, so it doesn’t need escort ships. | ? |
| RSI | Salvation-Variante | Small | ? | Stage: unknown Appears on the IAE hall plan from a September 2026 datamine. Nothing official yet. | ? |
| Tumbril | Ranger CV / RC / TR | Ground vehicle | Motorcycle | Stage 2019: Concept Introduced as a concept in 201930: a single-seat motorcycle, as the CV with an extra fuel tank and a small luggage compartment for touring, the RC for racing and the TR with weapons. | ? |
Unnamed ships
The monthly reports regularly mention ships and vehicles without naming them. Matching a project to a leaked name is always a guess – that’s why the table only lists the ones where the match is reasonably clear.
Already here: released in 2026
These ships were already added in 2026, so there’s no need to look for them in the table above:
- March: RSI Aurora Mk 2
- April: MISC Hull B, Greycat UTV
- May (DefenseCon): Aegis Tiburon, MISC Starlite, Drake Pitbull, Origin M80, Drake Ironclad and Ironclad Assault, Drake Command Module
- June (Alien Week): Gatac Railen, Gatac Tyilui
- July: Grey’s Market Basher
- August: Kruger S-65 Stingray
- October: RSI Constellation Mk V Centaurus (with Skylark)6
Sources
- CitizenCon 2953: Talking Ships – YouTube
- Aegis Nautilus – Comm-Link
- Star Citizen Monthly Report: September 2026 – Comm-Link
- Comm-Link / YouTube
- Star Citizen Live: Lots of Ship Talk (November 2025) – YouTube
- RSI Constellation Mk V Centaurus: Comm-Link / Behind the Ships (YouTube)
- Ship Repair And Maintenance – RSI - Design notes
- Q&A Anvil Crucible – RSI - Q&A
- Comm-Link Oct 2021 / Q&A Oct 2021
- Introducing the Javelin Destroyer (November 2014) – Comm-Link
- Q&A: AEGIS Nautilus (September 2019) – Comm-Link
- Aegis Vulcan (February/March 2018): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Anvil Legionnaire (May 2022): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Anvil Odin (May 2026) – Comm-Link
- CitizenCon 2954: Captains of Industry – YouTube
- CitizenCon 2954: Captains of Industry (Livestream, Starlancer) – YouTube
- Clipper Ship: Banu Merchantman (November 2014) – Comm-Link
- Consolidated Outland Pioneer (October/November 2017): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Genesis Starliner (June 2015): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Drake Kraken (October 2018): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer (December 2019) – Comm-Link
- Behind the Ships: Greycat MDC (November 2025) – Comm-Link
- MISC Endeavor (September 2015): Comm-Link / Q&A
- MISC Expanse (April 2022): Comm-Link / Q&A
- MISC Hull D and Hull E (April 2015): Q&A Hull D / Q&A Hull E
- MISC Odyssey (November 2021): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Origin G12 (June 2020): Comm-Link / Q&A
- Q&A: RSI Arrastra (December 2023) – Comm-Link
- Rugged Colossus: Orion Mining Platform (February 2015) – Comm-Link
- Tumbril Ranger (2019): Comm-Link / Q&A
- CitizenCon 2024 – YouTube
- Star Citizen Monthly Report: October 2026 – Comm-Link