Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) at Guangzhou[OPERATIONAL]
Guangzhou · Jun 1, 2024 · XAG · XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)
Details - xCell at San Diego, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
San Diego, California, USA · Jan 1, 2022 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - xCell at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA · Aug 5, 2026 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2019 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at Eglin AFB, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin AFB, Florida · Oct 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58A Valkyrie at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida · Aug 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · XQ-58A Valkyrie
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Venezuela (rescue operations)[OPERATIONAL]
Venezuela (rescue operations) · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Tampa, Florida, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tampa, Florida, USA · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Gaza, Palestine[OPERATIONAL]
Gaza, Palestine · Oct 7, 2023 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Kenya[OPERATIONAL]
Kenya · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Rwanda[OPERATIONAL]
Rwanda · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Rr Engine[COMMERCIAL]
Rolls-Royce Holdings British aerospace and defense jet engine.
Rolls-Royce Holdings · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Roscosmos Vehicle[COMMERCIAL]
Roscosmos Russian state space corporation launch vehicle.
Roscosmos · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Safran System[COMMERCIAL]
Safran aerospace and defense system with autonomous navigation.
Safran · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Tattu Uav Battery[COMMERCIAL]
TATTU is Grepow's flagship drone battery brand, offering LiPo and semi-solid-state smart batteries for industrial UAVs.
Shenzhen Grepow Battery Co., Ltd. · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Skymagic Drone[COMMERCIAL]
SkyMagic drone swarm system for entertainment and light shows.
SkyMagic · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Spire Satellite[COMMERCIAL]
Spire Global nanosatellite constellation for Earth observation and IoT.
Spire Global · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Thales Satellite[COMMERCIAL]
Thales Alenia Space satellite for autonomous communication and Earth observation.
Thales Alenia Space · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Tinamu Drone[COMMERCIAL]
Tinamu Labs automated indoor drone-in-a-box for warehouse inventory.
Tinamu Labs · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Uavionix Avionics[COMMERCIAL]
uAvionix ADS-B transponders for UAV command and control.
uAvionix · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Ula Rocket[COMMERCIAL]
United Launch Alliance autonomous rocket launch system.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Army Uas[COMMERCIAL]
United States Army unmanned aerial system for military operations.
United States Army · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Usmc Uas[COMMERCIAL]
United States Marine Corps unmanned aerial system for military operations.
United States Marine Corps · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Vimaan Drone[COMMERCIAL]
Vimaan indoor drone for warehouse inventory tracking.
Vimaan · drones · 0 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]- Joby Aviation
[PUBLIC] · 1 models · 9 deployments · Funding: $2.3B
Inspect - Aviation Industry Corporation of China
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 8 deployments
Inspect - Percepto
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 8 deployments · Funding: $67M
Inspect - Matternet
[PUBLIC] · 2 models · 7 deployments · Funding: $41M
Inspect - Vertical Aerospace
[PUBLIC] · 2 models · 7 deployments · Funding: $1.4B
Inspect - Autel Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 6 deployments
Inspect - EHang
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 7 deployments · Funding: $99M
Inspect - BRINC
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $225M
Inspect - A2Z Drone Delivery
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 6 deployments
Inspect - DeltaQuad
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $92M
Inspect - AeroVironment
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Tevel Aerobotics
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $55M
Inspect - CAIG
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 5 deployments
Inspect - Lockheed Martin
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Perceptual Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $13M
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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)