Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Joby S4 at United States[PILOT]
United States · Jan 1, 2025 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4
Details - Joby S4 at Edwards AFB[PILOT]
Edwards AFB · May 16, 2023 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4
Details - Skydio X10 at Michigan[PILOT]
Michigan · Jan 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10D at Palawan, Philippines[PILOT]
Palawan, Philippines · May 21, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - SkyfireAI Autonomy Platform at Ohio[PILOT]
Ohio · Feb 1, 2026 · SkyfireAI · SkyfireAI Autonomy Platform
Details - TRT at Bengaluru[PILOT]
Bengaluru · Oct 14, 2025 · Airbound · TRT
Details - Velis Electro at Dayton, Ohio, USA[PILOT]
Dayton, Ohio, USA · Sep 12, 2024 · United States Air Force · Velis Electro
Details - Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at North Austin, Texas, USA[PILOT]
North Austin, Texas, USA · Jan 1, 2025 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 2 (P2)
Details - Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at United States[SCALED]
United States · Jun 1, 2024 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 2 (P2)
Details - AIR ONE at Auburndale, Florida, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Auburndale, Florida, USA · Aug 11, 2026 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - Alice at Arlington, Washington, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Arlington, Washington, USA · Jan 1, 2021 · Eviation Aircraft · Alice
Details - AR5 at United Kingdom[ANNOUNCED]
United Kingdom · Aug 1, 2026 · TEKEVER · AR5
Details - Archer Midnight at California[ANNOUNCED]
California · Jun 1, 2025 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight
Details - Joby S4 at New York[ANNOUNCED]
New York · Jul 1, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4
Details - Longtail AirDock Edition at Alatau City, Kazakhstan[ANNOUNCED]
Alatau City, Kazakhstan · May 1, 2026 · A2Z Drone Delivery · Longtail AirDock Edition
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Vantis BVLOS Network[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Vantis is a statewide beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft system network based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, founded in 2019 with a 28M USD investment from the state.
Vantis · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Sycamore 160[COMMERCIAL][2024]
High-performance compact electric ducted fan engine for fixed-wing sub-25kg UAVs.
Greenjets · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - BRINC Responder[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Purpose-built 911-response drone for Drone-as-First-Responder programs: about 70-second response time, 42-minute flight, 40x zoom, and a payload dropper.
BRINC · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - H850[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Professional hexacopter drone with RTK positioning capability, specifically developed for inspections, surveys, public safety applications, and rescue operations.
Yuneec · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)[COMMERCIAL][2023]
Tevel's Flying Autonomous Robot is a tethered flying fruit-picking robot that uses AI vision to classify each fruit by size and ripeness and a robotic arm and gripper to pick only ripe fruit without bruising, working 24/7.
Tevel Aerobotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Elios 3[COMMERCIAL][2022–2024]
Collision-tolerant indoor inspection drone with protective carbon fiber cage.
Flyability · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DE-2020[COMMERCIAL][2021–2026]
US-made autonomous hexacopter designed and manufactured by DEXA for last-mile delivery.
DEXA · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Skye Air Drone Fleet[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Skye Air Drone Fleet is a fleet of autonomous aerial delivery vehicles with up to 10 kg payload capacity, enabling 7-minute hyperlocal deliveries.
Skye Air Mobility · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - JUMP 20[COMMERCIAL][2015–2020]
Arcturus UAV JUMP 20 is a fixed-wing VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle originally developed by Arcturus UAV and acquired by AeroVironment in February 2021.
Arcturus UAV · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Longtail AirDock Edition[COMMERCIAL][2024–2026]
The Longtail AirDock Edition is a hexacopter UAV designed for last-mile on-demand delivery and multi-mission BVLOS operations.
A2Z Drone Delivery · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Terra Autonomous Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Autonomous drone systems for defense applications, manufactured at the Pax-2 facility in Ghana.
Terra Industries · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Anduril Bolt[COMMERCIAL][2026]
Man-packable autonomous quadrotor; the Bolt-M variant is a loitering munition selected for the US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) program (600+ units).
Anduril Industries · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Parrot ANAFI UKR[COMMERCIAL][2022]
European-defense micro-UAV variant unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2025: GPS-denied operation, EW-hardened, AES-256 encryption, in serial production for European defense forces (about EUR 15k).
Parrot · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Vector (and Trinity)[COMMERCIAL][2023]
Quantum Systems, founded in January 2015 in Gilching near Munich by former Bundeswehr helicopter pilot Florian Seibel, makes fixed-wing vertical-takeoff tactical reconnaissance and mapping drones.
Quantum Systems · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Flytrex, an Israeli-founded, US-operating company led by chief executive and co-founder Yariv Bash, runs an on-demand suburban food and retail drone-delivery service integrated with the DoorDash app in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and North Carolina.
Flytrex · 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]- Overair
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $75M
Inspect - Parrot Drones
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Planet Labs
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - PowerVision
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Rolls-Royce Holdings
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Roscosmos
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Safran
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Sarla Aviation
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - Shenzhen Grepow Battery Co., Ltd.
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - SkyDrive Inc.
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Skyfly
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - SkyMagic
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - Smartflyer
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Spire Global
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Supernal
[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)