Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Matternet M2 at London[OPERATIONAL]
London · Jan 1, 2024 · Matternet · Matternet M2
Details - Matternet M2 at Switzerland[OPERATIONAL]
Switzerland · Jan 1, 2017 · Matternet · Matternet M2
Details - Matternet M2 at United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom · Jun 18, 2025 · Matternet · Matternet M2
Details - Matternet M2 at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jul 1, 2020 · Matternet · Matternet M2
Details - Matternet Station at Raleigh[OPERATIONAL]
Raleigh · Jun 1, 2024 · Matternet · Matternet Station
Details - Merops Interceptor at Lithuania[OPERATIONAL]
Lithuania · May 5, 2026 · Perennial Autonomy · Merops Interceptor
Details - Merops Interceptor at U.S. Central Command (Middle East)[OPERATIONAL]
U.S. Central Command (Middle East) · Apr 1, 2025 · Perennial Autonomy · Merops Interceptor
Details - Merops Interceptor at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · Perennial Autonomy · Merops Interceptor
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea[OPERATIONAL]
Kunsan Air Base, South Korea · Sep 29, 2025 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Andersen AFB, Guam[OPERATIONAL]
Andersen AFB, Guam · Jan 1, 2023 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina[OPERATIONAL]
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina · Aug 8, 2023 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas[OPERATIONAL]
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas · Feb 16, 2009 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at 12th Air Base, Poland[OPERATIONAL]
12th Air Base, Poland · Aug 1, 2022 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at 71st Air Base, Romania[OPERATIONAL]
71st Air Base, Romania · Feb 1, 2021 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at INS Rajali, Tamil Nadu, India[OPERATIONAL]
INS Rajali, Tamil Nadu, India · Nov 1, 2020 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Guangzhou, China-based flying car and eVTOL company, a subsidiary of XPeng Motors.
Xpeng AeroHT · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Sarla Sylla[PROTOTYPE]
Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft.
Sarla Aviation · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - ERC Victor[PROTOTYPE][2028]
ERC System is a Munich-based advanced air mobility startup developing hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for defense, medical transport, and critical logistics missions.
ERC System · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Lifter-Lite[PROTOTYPE][2025]
The Lifter-Lite is Grid Aero's prototype autonomous cargo aircraft, designed as a low-cost 'flying pickup truck' to carry 2,000–10,000 lbs over thousands of miles.
Grid Aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - IONA Delivery Drone[PROTOTYPE]
IONA Sonnet (also called IONA Delivery Drone) is a tilt-rotor autonomous delivery drone with a 3-metre wingspan, designed for long-range B2B logistics in rural and remote areas.
IONA · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Cento[PROTOTYPE][2024–2026]
The Cento is a hybrid-electric autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft developed by MightyFly, designed to carry 100 lb (45 kg) of cargo up to 600 miles (966 km) at a cruise speed of 150 mph (240 km/h).
MightyFly · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Easy Aerial Drone-in-a-Box[PRODUCTION][2020]
Autonomous tethered UAS and Drone-in-a-Box system for persistent aerial surveillance in defense and commercial applications.
Easy Aerial · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Amazon Scout[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]
Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down datapoint.
Amazon · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Amazon Robotics fleet[COMMERCIAL][2022–2026]
Amazon Robotics operates the world's largest deployed fleet of warehouse mobile robots, originating from Amazon's 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems for $775 million.
Amazon · amr · 8 deployments
View spec - Amazon Astro[PRODUCTION][2024]
Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol.
Amazon · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Cape Town Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Cape Town (af-south-1).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Hyderabad Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Hyderabad (ap-south-2).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Mumbai Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Mumbai (ap-south-1).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Seoul Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Seoul (ap-northeast-2).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Osaka Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Osaka (ap-northeast-3).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
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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]- ICEYE
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $520M
Inspect - IONA
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $7M
Inspect - ISRO
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Jaunt Air Mobility
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - JOUAV
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Leonardo
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Lift Aircraft
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - LIG Nex1
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Lockheed Martin Space
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Mach Industries
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $300M
Inspect - Maxar Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - MightyFly
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $15M
Inspect - Milliray
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $500,000
Inspect - Northrop Grumman Space Systems
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Ontario Power Generation
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect
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)