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]- 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]- 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]- Switzerland drone (UAS) framework (FOCA; VLK, SR 748.941)[in effect]
Switzerland · operational restriction
Inspect filing - UK CAA drone (UAS) regulatory framework[in effect]
United Kingdom · operational restriction
Inspect filing - UK Remote ID Mandatory for New Class-Marked Drones (January 1, 2026)[in effect]
United Kingdom · registration
Inspect filing - China UAV Regulation: Real-Name Registration and Airspace Management[in effect]
China · registration
Inspect filing - South Korea Drone Airspace Expansion Plan (2027)[proposed]
South Korea · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Australia CASA Advanced Air Mobility Framework[in effect]
Australia · standard
Inspect filing - Australia CASA Drone Registration and Remote ID Requirements[in effect]
Australia · registration
Inspect filing - Australia drone framework (CASR Part 101)[in effect]
Australia · other
Inspect filing - Ghana remotely-piloted-aircraft directives (GCAD Part 28)[in effect]
Ghana · other
Inspect filing - Israel unmanned-aircraft framework (Aviation Law 5771-2011; UAS Regulations 2020)[in effect]
Israel (IDF operations) · other
Inspect filing - Rwanda performance-based drone regulations (RCAA UAS framework)[in effect]
Rwanda · other
Inspect filing - Saudi Arabia unmanned-aircraft framework (GACAR Part 107)[in effect]
Saudi Arabia · other
Inspect filing - Singapore unmanned-aircraft framework (CAAS)[in effect]
Singapore · other
Inspect filing - Brazil ANAC DEPAC: Drone Registration and Operational Authorization Framework[in effect]
Brazil · registration
Inspect filing - Canada Transport Canada Part IX: Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Rules[in effect]
Canada · safety standard
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)