Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Guardian-2 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Powerus · Guardian-2
Details - H520E at Hamburg, Germany[OPERATIONAL]
Hamburg, Germany · May 1, 2018 · Yuneec · H520E
Details - H850 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Yuneec · H850
Details - H850 at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Yuneec · H850
Details - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at New Brunswick, Canada[OPERATIONAL]
New Brunswick, Canada · Jan 1, 2024 · Volatus Aerospace · Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone
Details - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at Oakville, Ontario, Canada[OPERATIONAL]
Oakville, Ontario, Canada · Jun 1, 2024 · Volatus Aerospace · Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone
Details - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[OPERATIONAL]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · Jan 1, 2024 · Volatus Aerospace · Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone
Details - Hermes 900 at Haifa[OPERATIONAL]
Haifa · Jun 1, 2024 · Elbit Systems · Hermes 900
Details - Hermes 900 at Tel Aviv[OPERATIONAL]
Tel Aviv · Jun 1, 2024 · Elbit Systems · Hermes 900
Details - Heven H2 Platform at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · HevenDrones (Heven AeroTech) · Heven H2 Platform
Details - Heven H2 Platform at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · HevenDrones (Heven AeroTech) · Heven H2 Platform
Details - Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States (US-Mexico border security)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (US-Mexico border security) · Jan 1, 2022 · Hoverfly Technologies · Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS
Details - Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2020 · Hoverfly Technologies · Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS
Details - Hovermap at South Africa (underground mines)[OPERATIONAL]
South Africa (underground mines) · Jan 1, 2021 · Emesent · Hovermap
Details - Hovermap at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2021 · Emesent · Hovermap
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Viper[PROTOTYPE]
Vertical takeoff strike aircraft designed for tactical missions without satellite links or dedicated runways.
Mach Industries · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Millimeter-Wave Drone Detection Radar[PROTOTYPE]
High-frequency millimeter-wave radar system purpose-built to detect and classify nano drones and low-signature UAS.
Milliray · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LCADE Interceptor[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Low-cost drone interceptor developed for the UK Ministry of Defence under the Low-Cost Air Defence Effectors (LCADE) programme.
Greenjets · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - e200X[PROTOTYPE]
The e200X is a 2.2-ton fully electric eVTOL aircraft with a patented Synergistic Lift wing architecture, designed for passenger transport, cargo, and emergency medical services.
The ePlane Company · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Swarm Aero Group 5 UAS[PROTOTYPE]
Swarm Aero Group 5 UAS is a drone from Swarm Aero, currently prototype stage.
Swarm Aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - VoloCity[PROTOTYPE]
Two-seat all-electric multicopter eVTOL air taxi designed for urban operations.
Volocopter · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - HEXA[PROTOTYPE]
Single-passenger electric multirotor eVTOL aircraft designed for recreational flying.
Lift Aircraft · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Model A[PROTOTYPE][2023]
Street-legal electric flying car with VTOL capability.
Alef Aeronautics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - SD-05[PROTOTYPE][2025]
Two-seat electric VTOL flying car designed for urban air mobility.
SkyDrive Inc. · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Skyhammer[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Low-cost missile interceptor drone designed for counter-drone air defense.
Cambridge Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - EDDA[PROTOTYPE]
EDDA is a counter-drone system developed by Earendil Robotics, designed to be small, low-power, low-cost, and fully autonomous-capable.
Earendil Robotics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Faraday-1[PROTOTYPE]
Fixed-wing autonomous drone that charges on pole-mounted inductive pads.
Voltair · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Platform[PROTOTYPE]
Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for aircraft and drones.
H3 Dynamics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - HH-100 Unmanned Cargo Aircraft[PROTOTYPE][2024]
The HH-100 is an unmanned cargo transport aircraft developed by AVIC's Xi'an Commercial Aircraft Co.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Aeglos[PROTOTYPE]
Aeglos is an AI-powered autonomous interceptor drone designed for high-speed drone defence in contested environments.
Earendil Robotics · drones · 0 deployments
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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]- Performance Drone Works
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $330M
Inspect - Powerus
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Raphe mPhibr
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $75M
Inspect - Reliable Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $160M
Inspect - Skye Air Mobility
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $15M
Inspect - SolarBrush
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $200,000
Inspect - StirlingX
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $31M
Inspect - SWISSto12
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $70M
Inspect - Terra Industries
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $104M
Inspect - Unusual Machines
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - SpaceX
[ACTIVE] · 3 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $2B
Inspect - Apellix
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - Earendil Robotics
[ACTIVE] · 4 models · Funding: $500,000
Inspect - AEVEX Aerospace
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $320M
Inspect - Airbound
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 1 deployments · Funding: $40M
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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)