Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Bayraktar TB2 at Poland[OPERATIONAL]
Poland · Jan 1, 2022 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Turkey[OPERATIONAL]
Turkey · Jan 1, 2016 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Ethiopia[OPERATIONAL]
Ethiopia · Oct 15, 2021 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Azerbaijan[OPERATIONAL]
Azerbaijan · Sep 27, 2020 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Black Bird Interceptor at France[OPERATIONAL]
France · Jan 1, 2024 · Alta Ares · Black Bird Interceptor
Details - Black Bird Interceptor at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Nov 1, 2024 · Alta Ares · Black Bird Interceptor
Details - Black Swan at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Dronamics · Black Swan
Details - Black Swan at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Dronamics · Black Swan
Details - BRINC Guardian at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC Guardian
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2023 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC Responder at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC Responder
Details - BRINC Responder at California[OPERATIONAL]
California · Feb 25, 2025 · BRINC · BRINC Responder
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Wing Delivery Aircraft[PRODUCTION][2017–2026]
Wing Delivery Aircraft is Alphabet/Wing's autonomous delivery drone for last-mile package delivery.
Wing · drones · 15 deployments
View spec - Skydio X10[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Skydio's flagship autonomous drone (announced Sept 2023): three cameras, night-capable sensors, and the onboard Skydio Autonomy Engine for self-flying inspection and public-safety operations.
Skydio · drones · 21 deployments
View spec - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)[PRODUCTION][2016–2019]
Zipline's fixed-wing long-range delivery drone ('Zip') that air-drops packages by parachute; the workhorse of its Rwanda/Ghana medical-delivery networks and long-range US routes.
Zipline · drones · 5 deployments
View spec - Skydio X10D[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Defense variant of the Skydio X10, on the US DoD Blue UAS cleared list; subject of the US Army's largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order (over 2,500 units, Mar 2026).
Skydio · drones · 10 deployments
View spec - Shield AI V-BAT[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Group 3 VTOL fixed-wing ISR/targeting drone (designated MQ-35) that takes off and lands vertically from a small footprint, powered by the Hivemind autonomy stack and resilient in GPS- and communications-denied environments.
Shield AI · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Wing Loong UAV[PRODUCTION][2016–2023]
The Wing Loong (GJ-1/GJ-2) is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, a subsidiary of AVIC.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China · drones · 8 deployments
View spec - Matternet M2[PRODUCTION][2017–2026]
Matternet's delivery drone: about 2 kg payload over 20 km, and the first non-military drone to hold FAA Type Certification (Sept 2022) plus Production Certification.
Matternet · drones · 6 deployments
View spec - MQ-9 Reaper[PRODUCTION][2007–2024]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the privately held San Diego incumbent behind the Predator lineage, makes the MQ-9 Reaper, the canonical legacy medium-altitude long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft against which the AI-first new-defense wave is contrasted.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Skydio Dock[PRODUCTION][2026]
Autonomous docking station enabling remote, scheduled X10 flights without an on-site pilot (Remote Operations).
Skydio · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Ghost (Ghost-X)[PRODUCTION][2025–2026]
Anduril's Ghost (current Ghost-X variant) is a helicopter-style single-rotor autonomous VTOL small UAS for ISR, redesigned on Ukrainian combat feedback from the 2020 Ghost 4.
Anduril Industries · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Bayraktar TB2[PRODUCTION][2021–2024]
Baykar, a privately held Turkish family firm founded in the 1980s by Ozdemir Bayraktar and led today by chief technology officer Selcuk Bayraktar, who developed the platform, and chief executive Haluk Bayraktar, makes the Bayraktar TB2, the most combat-proven armed drone in the world.
Baykar · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Anduril Roadrunner[PRODUCTION][2026]
Anduril Roadrunner is a reusable autonomous interceptor drone designed for counter-UAS missions.
Anduril Industries · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Penguin C Mk2[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Edge Autonomy Penguin C Mk2 is a long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle designed for persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
Edge Autonomy · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Hovermap[PRODUCTION][2019–2021]
Emesent Hovermap is an autonomous LiDAR-SLAM mapping payload and drone system developed by an Australian CSIRO Data61 spin-off.
Emesent · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - EVO Max 4T[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Autel Robotics' EVO Max 4T is an enterprise quadcopter with a 4-in-1 payload (wide, zoom, thermal, laser rangefinder), combining binocular vision with mmWave radar and an onboard Autonomy Engine for 720-degree obstacle avoidance; ~42-minute flight time and long-range transmission.
Autel Robotics · drones · 3 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]- Firestorm Labs
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $153M
Inspect - Flirtey (SkyDrop)
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Flyability
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $16M
Inspect - Garuda Aerospace
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $5M
Inspect - Guardian RF
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $125,000
Inspect - Helsing
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $3.3B
Inspect - HevenDrones (Heven AeroTech)
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $13M
Inspect - Hoverfly Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $20M
Inspect - Indoor Robotics
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $15M
Inspect - Kelluu
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $16M
Inspect - Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Neros
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $325M
Inspect - Neros Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $250M
Inspect - NewSpace Research and Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $34M
Inspect - Ornadyne
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $500,000
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)