Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Skydio X10D at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA · May 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skydio X10D at San Mateo[OPERATIONAL]
San Mateo · Jun 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skydio X10D at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Mar 22, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skye Air Drone Fleet at Bengaluru[OPERATIONAL]
Bengaluru · Jan 1, 2025 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet
Details - Skye Air Drone Fleet at Gurugram, Haryana, India[OPERATIONAL]
Gurugram, Haryana, India · Jan 1, 2024 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet
Details - Skyfire AI Swarm System at Huntsville, Alabama, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Huntsville, Alabama, USA · Jan 1, 2024 · Skyfire AI · Skyfire AI Swarm System
Details - Skynode X at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jan 1, 2022 · Auterion · Skynode X
Details - SolarBrush at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · SolarBrush · SolarBrush
Details - SolarBrush at United Kingdom, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · SolarBrush · SolarBrush
Details - Sonora at Dunkirk, France[OPERATIONAL]
Dunkirk, France · Jun 1, 2024 · Harmattan AI · Sonora
Details - StirlingX Autonomous Drone at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · StirlingX · StirlingX Autonomous Drone
Details - StirlingX Autonomous Drone at United Kingdom, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · StirlingX · StirlingX Autonomous Drone
Details - Stream C at Estonia[OPERATIONAL]
Estonia · Jan 1, 2012 · Threod Systems · Stream C
Details - Stream C at United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom · Mar 1, 2026 · Threod Systems · Stream C
Details - Stream C at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jan 1, 2017 · Threod Systems · Stream C
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- AIR ONE[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Two-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for personal aviation and uncrewed cargo logistics.
AIR · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - BRINC LEMUR 2[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Indoor/tactical drone with a glass-breaker, two-way communications, LiDAR, and a loudspeaker, designed to fly inside buildings during police and SWAT operations.
BRINC · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AR5[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Medium-altitude long-endurance surveillance unmanned aerial system selected by UK Ministry of Defence to succeed the Watchkeeper.
TEKEVER · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)[PRODUCTION][2024]
Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor).
AeroVironment · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Black Bird Interceptor[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Medium-range (30 km) AI-guided interceptor drone designed to counter cruise missiles and drone threats.
Alta Ares · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - DroneHunter[PRODUCTION][2024]
Fortem Technologies DroneHunter is an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor drone manufactured by the Utah-based company Fortem Technologies.
Fortem Technologies · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - XTEND Tactical Drone[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Military-grade AI-powered tactical drone designed for special operations missions.
XTEND · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - HX-2 (and HF-1)[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware.
Helsing · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Rooster[PRODUCTION][2024]
Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Vetal[PRODUCTION][2024]
HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance.
HG Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DJI Mini 4 Pro[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI sub-249g consumer camera drone (no FAA registration required for recreational flight at that weight in the US) with omnidirectional obstacle sensing and OcuSync O4 transmission (up to ~20 km FHD).
DJI · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Neros FPV Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Neros FPV Drone is a drone from Neros Technologies, currently in production.
Neros Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - xCell[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Containerized expeditionary manufacturing platform that 3D-prints modular unmanned aerial systems and spare parts at the point of need.
Firestorm Labs · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - ScanEagle[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Insitu (a Boeing subsidiary) makes the ScanEagle, a small long-endurance fixed-wing UAV for reconnaissance and persistent surveillance.
Insitu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DP3[PRODUCTION][2023–2025]
Fully waterproof, inflatable maritime micro-UAV designed for ISR, search-and-rescue, and inspection missions in harsh saltwater environments.
DIODON Drone Technology · drones · 2 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]- Swarm Aero
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $35M
Inspect - Thales Alenia Space
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - The ePlane Company
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $69M
Inspect - Tinamu Labs
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $6M
Inspect - Transcend Air
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - uAvionix
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - United Launch Alliance (ULA)
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - United States Army
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - United States Marine Corps
[PRIVATE] · 1 models
Inspect - Verge Aero
[ACTIVE] · 1 models
Inspect - Vimaan
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $53M
Inspect - Volocopter
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $689M
Inspect - Voltair
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $4M
Inspect - WaiV Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · Funding: $8M
Inspect - Wingtra
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · Funding: $22M
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)