Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- AR5 at Gulf of Genoa, Italy[OPERATIONAL]
Gulf of Genoa, Italy · Aug 1, 2024 · TEKEVER · AR5
Details - AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)[OPERATIONAL]
English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK) · Jan 1, 2023 · TEKEVER · AR5
Details - Archer at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jan 1, 2024 · Neros · Archer
Details - Archer at El Segundo[OPERATIONAL]
El Segundo · Jun 1, 2024 · Neros · Archer
Details - Archer Midnight at Palo Alto[OPERATIONAL]
Palo Alto · Jun 1, 2024 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight
Details - Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Sep 1, 2025 · Performance Drone Works · Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone
Details - Autel Alpha at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · Autel Robotics · Autel Alpha
Details - Autel Dragonfish at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · Autel Robotics · Autel Dragonfish
Details - Autel EVO Lite+ at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · Autel Robotics · Autel EVO Lite+
Details - Autonomous Drone Swarm Platform at Ukraine (frontline)[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine (frontline) · Sep 1, 2024 · Swarmer · Autonomous Drone Swarm Platform
Details - Bayraktar Akinci at Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey[OPERATIONAL]
Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey · Aug 29, 2021 · Baykar · Bayraktar Akinci
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Kazakhstan[OPERATIONAL]
Kazakhstan · Jan 1, 2024 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Turkmenistan[OPERATIONAL]
Turkmenistan · Jan 1, 2021 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Kuwait[OPERATIONAL]
Kuwait · Jan 18, 2023 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Morocco[OPERATIONAL]
Morocco · Apr 1, 2021 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Wing Delivery Aircraft[PRODUCTION][2017–2026]
Wing Delivery Aircraft is Alphabet/Wing's autonomous delivery drone for last-mile package delivery.
Wing · drones · 15 deployments
View spec - Skydio X10[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Skydio's flagship autonomous drone (announced Sept 2023): three cameras, night-capable sensors, and the onboard Skydio Autonomy Engine for self-flying inspection and public-safety operations.
Skydio · drones · 21 deployments
View spec - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)[PRODUCTION][2016–2019]
Zipline's fixed-wing long-range delivery drone ('Zip') that air-drops packages by parachute; the workhorse of its Rwanda/Ghana medical-delivery networks and long-range US routes.
Zipline · drones · 5 deployments
View spec - Skydio X10D[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Defense variant of the Skydio X10, on the US DoD Blue UAS cleared list; subject of the US Army's largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order (over 2,500 units, Mar 2026).
Skydio · drones · 10 deployments
View spec - Shield AI V-BAT[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Group 3 VTOL fixed-wing ISR/targeting drone (designated MQ-35) that takes off and lands vertically from a small footprint, powered by the Hivemind autonomy stack and resilient in GPS- and communications-denied environments.
Shield AI · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Wing Loong UAV[PRODUCTION][2016–2023]
The Wing Loong (GJ-1/GJ-2) is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of AVIC.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China · drones · 8 deployments
View spec - Matternet M2[PRODUCTION][2017–2026]
Matternet's delivery drone: about 2 kg payload over 20 km, and the first non-military drone to hold FAA Type Certification (Sept 2022) plus Production Certification.
Matternet · drones · 6 deployments
View spec - MQ-9 Reaper[PRODUCTION][2007–2024]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the privately held San Diego incumbent behind the Predator lineage, makes the MQ-9 Reaper, the canonical legacy medium-altitude long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft against which the AI-first new-defense wave is contrasted.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Skydio Dock[PRODUCTION][2026]
Autonomous docking station enabling remote, scheduled X10 flights without an on-site pilot (Remote Operations).
Skydio · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Ghost (Ghost-X)[PRODUCTION][2025–2026]
Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4.
Anduril Industries · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Bayraktar TB2[PRODUCTION][2021–2024]
Baykar, a privately held Turkish family firm founded in the 1980s by Ozdemir Bayraktar and led today by chief technology officer Selcuk Bayraktar, who developed the platform, and chief executive Haluk Bayraktar, makes the Bayraktar TB2, the most combat-proven armed drone in the world.
Baykar · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Anduril Roadrunner[PRODUCTION][2026]
Anduril Roadrunner is a reusable autonomous interceptor drone designed for counter-UAS missions.
Anduril Industries · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Penguin C Mk2[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Edge Autonomy Penguin C Mk2 is a long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle designed for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
Edge Autonomy · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Hovermap[PRODUCTION][2019–2021]
Emesent Hovermap is an autonomous LiDAR-SLAM mapping payload and drone system developed by an Australian CSIRO Data61 spin-off.
Emesent · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - EVO Max 4T[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Autel Robotics' EVO Max 4T is an enterprise quadcopter with a 4-in-1 payload (wide, zoom, thermal, laser rangefinder), combining binocular vision with mmWave radar and an onboard Autonomy Engine for 720-degree obstacle avoidance; ~42-minute flight time and long-range transmission.
Autel Robotics · drones · 3 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Apellix B1 washing drone operator seriously injured while manually disarming drone after loss of control near Orlando, Florida[INJURY]
Feb 20, 2024 · Apellix · Apellix B2 Power Wash · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Details - Fatal loss of control accident with Pipistrel Alpha Electro near Stadskanaal airfield, Netherlands[FATALITY]
Oct 13, 2018 · Pipistrel · Velis Electro · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Ball Corporation (TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 25, 2020 · Ball Corporation · Industrial Robot / Workcell · TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA
Details - H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2024 · H3 Dynamics · Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Platform · Drones
Details - Skyfly Axe VCA prototype G-SFAX suffers hard landing at Turweston Aerodrome during test flight, substantial damage[MALFUNCTION]
Apr 22, 2025 · Skyfly · Axe · Drones
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[211 Tracked]- AirForestry
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $11M
Inspect - Asteria Aerospace
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Auterion
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $130M
Inspect - Buoyant Aero
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Corvus Robotics
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $18M
Inspect - DZYNE Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Easy Aerial
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $20M
Inspect - European Space Agency
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Flytrex
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $40M
Inspect - Gather AI
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $40M
Inspect - General Atomics
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Harmattan AI
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $200M
Inspect - ideaForge Technology
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Lucid Bots
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $20M
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Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[81 Filings]- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 17 2023 tightening of AI chip export controls[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office[in effect]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - Executive Order 14304: Unleashing Supersonic Flight in the United States[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Executive Order: Unleashing American Drone Dominance[in effect]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 107 Small UAS rule (United States)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FAA Part 107: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Rules[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 108 - Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations Final Rule[proposed]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (United States)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FAA Part 21.17(b) Type Certification Path for eVTOL Powered-Lift Aircraft[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Proposed Rule: Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight (July 2026)[proposed]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing
AI Foundations & Model Brains
[6 Stacks]- AeroVironment AVACORE[Verified Stack]
Powers: AeroVironment P550, AeroVironment Puma
- Anduril Lattice[Verified Stack]
Powers: Barracuda, Anduril Bolt, Dive-LD, Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), Ghost Shark (XL-AUV), Ghost (Ghost-X), Anduril Roadrunner
- Shield AI Hivemind[Verified Stack]
Powers: Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), Shield AI V-BAT
- Skydio Autonomy Engine[Verified Stack]
Powers: Skydio Dock, Skydio X10, Skydio X10D
- Wing OpenSky[Verified Stack]
Powers: Wing Delivery Aircraft
- Zipline Autonomy (Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid)[Verified Stack]
Powers: Zipline Platform 1 (Zip), Zipline Platform 2 (P2)