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]- Wisk Cora[COMMERCIAL][2019–2026]
Cora is the autonomous air taxi aircraft developed by Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk).
Wisk Aero · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Iris[COMMERCIAL][2018–2019]
Fully autonomous indoor drone system for aircraft visual inspection.
Donecle · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone[COMMERCIAL][2018–2024]
Heavy-lift offshore cargo drone for wind turbine logistics operations.
Volatus Aerospace · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - RDSX[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Ready-to-fly commercial drone delivery platform with dual-payload capability.
A2Z Drone Delivery · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Merops Interceptor[COMMERCIAL][2024–2026]
Perennial Autonomy is a defense technology company developing AI-enabled counter-drone systems, originally launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as Project Eagle (formerly White Stork).
Perennial Autonomy · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Amazon Prime Air MK30[COMMERCIAL][2022–2024]
Amazon Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery service developing autonomous delivery drones for packages, with operations in select US, UK, and Italian locations.
Amazon Prime Air · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Dhalion DOT[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]
Autonomous drone inspection system for wind turbine blades.
Perceptual Robotics · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Manna Delivery Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Manna Delivery Drone is a drone from Manna Aero, currently commercially available.
Manna Aero · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - RQ-4 Global Hawk[COMMERCIAL][2004–2020]
High-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV.
Northrop Grumman · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - FB3[COMMERCIAL][2021–2025]
Industrial heavy-lift cargo drone with 100kg payload capacity.
FlyingBasket · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Optimus Autonomous Drone System[COMMERCIAL][2016–2023]
Fully autonomous drone platform for continuous security, surveillance, and mission-critical data collection.
Ondas · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Darkhive Autonomous Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Small autonomous unmanned aircraft system designed for defense and public safety applications, with onboard AI autonomy software.
Darkhive · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Zipline Zip[COMMERCIAL][2022]
Zipline Zip autonomous delivery drone for medical supplies, blood, and vaccines.
Zipline · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Archer[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles with a Ukraine office, makes the Archer, a first-person-view strike quadcopter, under chief executive and co-founder Soren Monroe-Anderson, a former professional drone racer, and is backed by Sequoia Capital and the Founders Fund circle with a 75-million-dollar Series B in November 2025 and more than 120 million dollars raised.
Neros · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Hermes 900[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Medium-altitude long-endurance tactical UAV.
Elbit Systems · drones · 2 deployments
View spec
Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Apellix B1 washing drone operator seriously injured while manually disarming drone after loss of control near Orlando, Florida[INJURY]
Feb 20, 2024 · Apellix · Apellix B2 Power Wash · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Details - Fatal loss of control accident with Pipistrel Alpha Electro near Stadskanaal airfield, Netherlands[FATALITY]
Oct 13, 2018 · Pipistrel · Velis Electro · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Ball Corporation (TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 25, 2020 · Ball Corporation · Industrial Robot / Workcell · TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA
Details - H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2024 · H3 Dynamics · Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Platform · Drones
Details - Skyfly Axe VCA prototype G-SFAX suffers hard landing at Turweston Aerodrome during test flight, substantial damage[MALFUNCTION]
Apr 22, 2025 · Skyfly · Axe · Drones
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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
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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)