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]- SFx1[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft with H55 Adagio battery system.
Smartflyer · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - S-A2[PROTOTYPE]
Electric VTOL aircraft for urban air taxi services.
Supernal · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - EL9 Ultra Short[PROTOTYPE][2027–2028]
Nine-passenger hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft using blown-lift and distributed electric propulsion for ultra-short takeoff and landing (150 ft).
Electra.aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Butterfly[PROTOTYPE]
All-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL with four large tilting propellers using patented Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) technology.
Overair · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Journey[PROTOTYPE]
Dual-use autonomous VTOL aircraft family using patented Slowed Rotor Compound (SRC) technology.
Jaunt Air Mobility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Cavor X7[PROTOTYPE]
Seven-seat hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft with patented HOVR fan-in-wing technology.
Horizon Aircraft · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - ES-30[PROTOTYPE][2026]
30-seat battery-electric regional airplane.
Heart Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Axe[PROTOTYPE]
Two-seat personal eVTOL Vertically Capable Aircraft (VCA).
Skyfly · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Vy 400[PROTOTYPE][2028]
High-speed hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for regional city-center travel.
Transcend Air · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO Coupe[PROTOTYPE]
The LEO Coupe is a multi-passenger eVTOL flying car designed to resemble a sports car.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO JetBike[PROTOTYPE][2026]
The LEO JetBike (also marketed as LEO Solo) is a motorcycle-style personal eVTOL using ducted electric jet propulsion rather than exposed propellers.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - eFlyer 2[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Two-seat all-electric training aircraft targeting FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 certification, the first all-electric aircraft to apply.
Bye Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Starhammer[PROTOTYPE]
Higher-speed interceptor missile designed to counter high-speed cruise missiles and potentially ballistic missiles.
Cambridge Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - WaiV Autonomous VTOL Landing Platform[PROTOTYPE]
Gyro-stabilized, fully automatic VTOL drone launch and recovery platform for maritime vessels.
WaiV Robotics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Airbility AB-U60[PROTOTYPE][2026]
High-speed eVTOL mothership UAV designed for counter-drone (C-UAS) and disaster response missions.
Airbility · drones · 0 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Out-of-control DJI Phantom 3 hits a building and falls into the crowd at the Seattle Pride parade, knocking a woman unconscious[INJURY]
Jun 28, 2015 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Phantom 4 strikes a US Army Black Hawk over Staten Island in the first confirmed US civilian-drone / manned-aircraft midair collision[COLLISION]
Sep 21, 2017 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - Archer Aviation becomes first eVTOL company to close FAA Phase 3 of Type Certification process for Midnight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - Archer Aviation selected for FAA AAM Integration Pilot Program spanning 26 states for Midnight eVTOL testing[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 9, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - FAA unveils eight AAM eVTOL integration pilot projects spanning 26 states, allowing Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk to begin operations by summer 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 9, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 28, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich[MALFUNCTION]
Jan 25, 2019 · Matternet · Matternet Station · Raleigh
Details - Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet[MALFUNCTION]
May 9, 2019 · Matternet · Matternet Station · Raleigh
Details - Multiple Wing Loong II drones shot down in Libya during civil war (2019-2021)[OTHER]
Aug 3, 2019 · CAIG · Wing Loong II · Riyadh
Details - UAE-operated Wing Loong II drone strike on Tripoli military academy kills 26 cadets[FATALITY]
Jan 4, 2020 · CAIG · Wing Loong II · Riyadh
Details - Multiple Wing Loong drones shot down in Yemen by Houthi forces (2016-2021)[OTHER]
Dec 26, 2016 · CAIG · Wing Loong II · Riyadh
Details - Iran captured a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone largely intact (2011)[OTHER]
Dec 4, 2011 · Lockheed Martin · SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) · Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Details - Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019)[OTHER]
Jun 20, 2019 · Northrop Grumman · RQ-4 Global Hawk · Sigonella (NAS Sigonella, Sicily)
Details - Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS experienced engine failure and crashed in a field near Pendleton, Oregon[MALFUNCTION]
Mar 10, 2026 · Insitu · ScanEagle · Colombia
Details - Two Xpeng Aeroht eVTOLs collide and crash during air show rehearsal in China[COLLISION]
Sep 16, 2025 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car · United States (multiple hotel chains)
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[211 Tracked]- Dassault Falcon
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Dendra Systems
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $75M
Inspect - Electra.aero
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $230M
Inspect - Embraer
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - ERC System
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - Exyn Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $51M
Inspect - Flash Forest
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - GE Aerospace
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Grid Aero
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $26M
Inspect - Guardian Agriculture
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $52M
Inspect - H3 Dynamics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $26M
Inspect - Heart Aerospace
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Hermeus
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $450M
Inspect - Hop Aero
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $3M
Inspect - Horizon Aircraft
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
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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)