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]- 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]- 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]- SIYI Technology
[ACTIVE] · 5 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Darkhive
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $30M
Inspect - Northrop Grumman
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - RoboTiCan
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $9M
Inspect - Vantis
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $84M
Inspect - Airbus Commercial Aircraft
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Donecle
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $11M
Inspect - DroneUp
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $150M
Inspect - Threod Systems
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Volatus Aerospace
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Wisk Aero
[ACQUIRED] · 1 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $450M
Inspect - Parrot
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Insitu
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Kratos Defense
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Yuneec
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $60M
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)