Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Fat Shark FPV System at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Unusual Machines · Fat Shark FPV System
Details - FB3 at Turin, Italy[OPERATIONAL]
Turin, Italy · Dec 13, 2021 · FlyingBasket · FB3
Details - FB3 at Val Gardena, Bolzano, Italy[OPERATIONAL]
Val Gardena, Bolzano, Italy · Jun 1, 2025 · FlyingBasket · FB3
Details - FB3 at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom · Aug 1, 2024 · Ørsted · FB3
Details - FLIR Thermal UAS at Wilsonville[OPERATIONAL]
Wilsonville · Jun 1, 2024 · Teledyne FLIR · FLIR Thermal UAS
Details - Flirtey Delivery Drone at Huntly, New Zealand[OPERATIONAL]
Huntly, New Zealand · Apr 11, 2023 · Flirtey (SkyDrop) · Flirtey Delivery Drone
Details - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at Chile[OPERATIONAL]
Chile · Jan 1, 2023 · Tevel Aerobotics · Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)
Details - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at California[OPERATIONAL]
California · Jan 1, 2023 · Tevel Aerobotics · Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)
Details - Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) at Dallas[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas · Jun 1, 2024 · Flytrex · Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)
Details - Gather AI Inventory Drone at Global (multiple sites)[OPERATIONAL]
Global (multiple sites) · Jan 1, 2020 · Gather AI · Gather AI Inventory Drone
Details - Ghost (Ghost-X) at U.S. Army (nationwide)[OPERATIONAL]
U.S. Army (nationwide) · Jan 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Ghost (Ghost-X)
Details - Ghost (Ghost-X) at Hawaii[OPERATIONAL]
Hawaii · Nov 3, 2025 · Anduril Industries · Ghost (Ghost-X)
Details - Goshawk at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · RoboTiCan · Goshawk
Details - Goshawk at Israel, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
Israel, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · RoboTiCan · Goshawk
Details - Guardian-2 at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Powerus · Guardian-2
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- XQ-58 Valkyrie[PRODUCTION][2019–2023]
Stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) developed for the US Air Force LCASD program.
Kratos Defense · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Fat Shark FPV System[PRODUCTION][2024]
Ultra-low latency FPV (first-person view) video goggles and drone components for FPV racing and professional drone operations.
Unusual Machines · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Kisan Drone[PRODUCTION][2021–2022]
Agricultural drone designed for crop spraying and surveying.
Garuda Aerospace · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Raphe UAV Platform[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Fully indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle system with in-house batteries, flight controllers, and materials.
Raphe mPhibr · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Modular multirotor UAS for surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike missions.
Performance Drone Works · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - HummingSat GEO SmallSat[PRODUCTION][2024]
World's first small satellite platform for geostationary orbit communications.
SWISSto12 · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS[PRODUCTION][2020–2022]
NDAA-compliant tethered UAS providing persistent aerial surveillance and communications relay.
Hoverfly Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Goshawk[PRODUCTION][2024]
Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor that locates, pursues, and captures hostile drones in a net.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Elbit Skylark[PRODUCTION][2009–2020]
Family of mini-UAV systems operated by IDF Sky Rider units and exported to multiple countries for tactical surveillance.
Elbit Systems · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - MQ-25 Stingray[PRODUCTION][2025]
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based aerial refueling drone for US Navy.
Boeing · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - SWITCH V2[PRODUCTION][2021]
ideaForge SWITCH is a fixed-wing VTOL hybrid UAV built in India for long-range surveillance, security, and defense missions.
ideaForge Technology · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - DJI Matrice 4 Series[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI's enterprise drone platform (Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T), announced January 2025, for industrial operations: mapping/survey (4E) and thermal/inspection/public-safety (4T).
DJI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Matternet Station[PRODUCTION][2024]
Matternet's automated ground docking station for autonomous drone loading, battery swap, and takeoff/landing, enabling fixed-route delivery networks (e.g.
Matternet · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Teal Black Widow[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Teal Black Widow is a soldier-borne ISR rucksack quadcopter made by Teal Drones, a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT), and is recorded in the aerial form factor as the US Army Short Range Reconnaissance program drone.
Red Cat Holdings · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition)[PRODUCTION][2027]
AI-powered attack and kamikaze (loitering munition) drone designed for European defence forces.
Stark Defence · drones · 1 deployment
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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]- 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
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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)