Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- A200-XT at India[OPERATIONAL]
India · Jan 1, 2020 · Asteria Aerospace · A200-XT
Details - AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment P550
Details - AeroVironment Puma at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Puma
Details - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)
Details - AEVEX Strike Drone at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Apr 1, 2022 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone
Details - AIR ONE at Fort Worth, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Fort Worth, Texas, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - AIR ONE at Kfar Yona, Israel[OPERATIONAL]
Kfar Yona, Israel · Oct 1, 2023 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 at Tolleson, Arizona, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tolleson, Arizona, USA · Apr 22, 2024 · Amazon Prime Air · Amazon Prime Air MK30
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 at College Station, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
College Station, Texas, USA · Dec 23, 2022 · Amazon Prime Air · Amazon Prime Air MK30
Details - Anduril Bolt at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 15, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Bolt
Details - Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at Pickaway County, Ohio, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Pickaway County, Ohio, USA · Jul 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)
Details - Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at US Air Force Bases[OPERATIONAL]
US Air Force Bases · Feb 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)
Details - Anduril Roadrunner at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Mar 14, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Roadrunner
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- AIR ONE[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Two-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for personal aviation and uncrewed cargo logistics.
AIR · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - BRINC LEMUR 2[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Indoor/tactical drone with a glass-breaker, two-way communications, LiDAR, and a loudspeaker, designed to fly inside buildings during police and SWAT operations.
BRINC · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AR5[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Medium-altitude long-endurance surveillance unmanned aerial system selected by UK Ministry of Defence to succeed the Watchkeeper.
TEKEVER · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)[PRODUCTION][2024]
Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor).
AeroVironment · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Black Bird Interceptor[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Medium-range (30 km) AI-guided interceptor drone designed to counter cruise missiles and drone threats.
Alta Ares · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - DroneHunter[PRODUCTION][2024]
Fortem Technologies DroneHunter is an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor drone manufactured by the Utah-based company Fortem Technologies.
Fortem Technologies · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - XTEND Tactical Drone[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Military-grade AI-powered tactical drone designed for special operations missions.
XTEND · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - HX-2 (and HF-1)[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware.
Helsing · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Rooster[PRODUCTION][2024]
Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Vetal[PRODUCTION][2024]
HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance.
HG Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DJI Mini 4 Pro[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI sub-249g consumer camera drone (no FAA registration required for recreational flight at that weight in the US) with omnidirectional obstacle sensing and OcuSync O4 transmission (up to ~20 km FHD).
DJI · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Neros FPV Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Neros FPV Drone is a drone from Neros Technologies, currently in production.
Neros Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - xCell[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Containerized expeditionary manufacturing platform that 3D-prints modular unmanned aerial systems and spare parts at the point of need.
Firestorm Labs · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - ScanEagle[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Insitu (a Boeing subsidiary) makes the ScanEagle, a small long-endurance fixed-wing UAV for reconnaissance and persistent surveillance.
Insitu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DP3[PRODUCTION][2023–2025]
Fully waterproof, inflatable maritime micro-UAV designed for ISR, search-and-rescue, and inspection missions in harsh saltwater environments.
DIODON Drone Technology · drones · 2 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 18, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 14, 2026 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250 · Plattsburgh
Details - Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 13, 2026 · Vertical Aerospace · Valo · Drones
Details - Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people[INJURY]
Jul 10, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet · Bengaluru
Details - Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 2, 2026 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) · Kyiv, Ukraine
Details - FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026[OTHER]
Jul 2, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Jul 2, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 30, 2026 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone · Ukraine
Details - JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFK[COLLISION]
Jun 29, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - NYPD Skydio X10 drone malfunctioned and crashed near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn, battery caught fire[MALFUNCTION]
Jun 24, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 2, 2026 · Vantis · Vantis BVLOS Network · Germany, Europe
Details - MQ-9A Reaper shot down by Houthi rebels over Yemen[OTHER]
May 29, 2026 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
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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]- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT audit[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Texas Privacy Act / drone image-capture law (Tex. Gov't Code Ch. 423)[in effect]
Texas · data protection
Inspect filing - Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projects[in effect]
Virginia · other
Inspect filing - EASA June 2026 Revision: Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EASA SC-VTOL: Special Condition for Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Certification[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Annex III High-Risk Compliance Deadline Extended to December 2, 2027[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Transparency Rules: Marking and Detection Requirements (December 2, 2026)[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act: High-Risk AI System Obligations Enter Into Force (August 2, 2026)[in effect]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)[in effect]
European Union · other
Inspect filing - EU Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/947: UAS Operational Rules[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 — Safety Requirements for Autonomous Machinery[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU U-space drone-airspace framework (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664)[in effect]
European Union · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones[in effect]
European Union · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EU UAS Remote Identification Requirements (Effective January 1, 2024)[in effect]
European Union · registration
Inspect filing - Spain PANDU+ 2026-2030: National Action Plan for U-space Deployment and Zoning[in effect]
European Union · 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)