Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Wing Loong II at Pakistan[OPERATIONAL]
Pakistan · Oct 9, 2018 · CAIG · Wing Loong II
Details - Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabia[OPERATIONAL]
Saudi Arabia · Jan 1, 2014 · CAIG · Wing Loong II
Details - Wing Loong II at United Arab Emirates[OPERATIONAL]
United Arab Emirates · Jan 26, 2017 · CAIG · Wing Loong II
Details - Wing Loong II at China[OPERATIONAL]
China · Nov 1, 2018 · CAIG · Wing Loong II
Details - Wing Loong II at Riyadh[OPERATIONAL]
Riyadh · Jun 1, 2024 · CAIG · Wing Loong II
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Morocco[OPERATIONAL]
Morocco · Oct 12, 2022 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Ain Oussera Airbase, Algeria[OPERATIONAL]
Ain Oussera Airbase, Algeria · May 1, 2023 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Nigeria[OPERATIONAL]
Nigeria · Nov 10, 2020 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Pakistan[OPERATIONAL]
Pakistan · Oct 1, 2018 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Saudi Arabia[OPERATIONAL]
Saudi Arabia · Jan 1, 2017 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at China (northwestern and southwestern)[OPERATIONAL]
China (northwestern and southwestern) · Nov 1, 2018 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Libya (operated by UAE)[OPERATIONAL]
Libya (operated by UAE) · Jul 1, 2019 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wing Loong UAV at Yemen (operated by UAE)[OPERATIONAL]
Yemen (operated by UAE) · Dec 26, 2016 · Aviation Industry Corporation of China · Wing Loong UAV
Details - Wingcopter 198 at Lilongwe[OPERATIONAL]
Lilongwe · Jun 1, 2024 · Wingcopter · Wingcopter 198
Details - Wisk Cora at Masterton[OPERATIONAL]
Masterton · Mar 12, 2019 · Wisk Aero · Wisk Cora
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- SFx1[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft with H55 Adagio battery system.
Smartflyer · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - S-A2[PROTOTYPE]
Electric VTOL aircraft for urban air taxi services.
Supernal · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - EL9 Ultra Short[PROTOTYPE][2027–2028]
Nine-passenger hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft using blown-lift and distributed electric propulsion for ultra-short takeoff and landing (150 ft).
Electra.aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Butterfly[PROTOTYPE]
All-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL with four large tilting propellers using patented Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) technology.
Overair · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Journey[PROTOTYPE]
Dual-use autonomous VTOL aircraft family using patented Slowed Rotor Compound (SRC) technology.
Jaunt Air Mobility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Cavor X7[PROTOTYPE]
Seven-seat hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft with patented HOVR fan-in-wing technology.
Horizon Aircraft · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - ES-30[PROTOTYPE][2026]
30-seat battery-electric regional airplane.
Heart Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Axe[PROTOTYPE]
Two-seat personal eVTOL Vertically Capable Aircraft (VCA).
Skyfly · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Vy 400[PROTOTYPE][2028]
High-speed hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for regional city-center travel.
Transcend Air · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO Coupe[PROTOTYPE]
The LEO Coupe is a multi-passenger eVTOL flying car designed to resemble a sports car.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO JetBike[PROTOTYPE][2026]
The LEO JetBike (also marketed as LEO Solo) is a motorcycle-style personal eVTOL using ducted electric jet propulsion rather than exposed propellers.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - eFlyer 2[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Two-seat all-electric training aircraft targeting FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 certification, the first all-electric aircraft to apply.
Bye Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Starhammer[PROTOTYPE]
Higher-speed interceptor missile designed to counter high-speed cruise missiles and potentially ballistic missiles.
Cambridge Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - WaiV Autonomous VTOL Landing Platform[PROTOTYPE]
Gyro-stabilized, fully automatic VTOL drone launch and recovery platform for maritime vessels.
WaiV Robotics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Airbility AB-U60[PROTOTYPE][2026]
High-speed eVTOL mothership UAV designed for counter-drone (C-UAS) and disaster response missions.
Airbility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec
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]- Eviation Aircraft
[WOUND_DOWN] · 2 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Greenjets
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $40M
Inspect - HG Robotics
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Katalyst Space Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $12M
Inspect - Red Cat Holdings
[PUBLIC] · 2 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Ukrainian Armed Forces
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Xpeng AeroHT
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $250M
Inspect - Arcturus UAV
[SUBSIDIARY] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $405M
Inspect - Beta Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $748M
Inspect - Blueflite
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $392,888
Inspect - DEXA
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $15M
Inspect - DEXA
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $45M
Inspect - DIODON Drone Technology
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $1M
Inspect - Dronamics
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $3M
Inspect - Elroy Air
[PUBLIC] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $165M
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)