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]- AIR ONE[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Two-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for personal aviation and uncrewed cargo logistics.
AIR · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - BRINC LEMUR 2[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Indoor/tactical drone with a glass-breaker, two-way communications, LiDAR, and a loudspeaker, designed to fly inside buildings during police and SWAT operations.
BRINC · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AR5[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Medium-altitude long-endurance surveillance unmanned aerial system selected by UK Ministry of Defence to succeed the Watchkeeper.
TEKEVER · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)[PRODUCTION][2024]
Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor).
AeroVironment · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Black Bird Interceptor[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Medium-range (30 km) AI-guided interceptor drone designed to counter cruise missiles and drone threats.
Alta Ares · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - DroneHunter[PRODUCTION][2024]
Fortem Technologies DroneHunter is an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor drone manufactured by the Utah-based company Fortem Technologies.
Fortem Technologies · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - XTEND Tactical Drone[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Military-grade AI-powered tactical drone designed for special operations missions.
XTEND · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - HX-2 (and HF-1)[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware.
Helsing · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Rooster[PRODUCTION][2024]
Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Vetal[PRODUCTION][2024]
HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance.
HG Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DJI Mini 4 Pro[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI sub-249g consumer camera drone (no FAA registration required for recreational flight at that weight in the US) with omnidirectional obstacle sensing and OcuSync O4 transmission (up to ~20 km FHD).
DJI · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Neros FPV Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Neros FPV Drone is a drone from Neros Technologies, currently in production.
Neros Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - xCell[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Containerized expeditionary manufacturing platform that 3D-prints modular unmanned aerial systems and spare parts at the point of need.
Firestorm Labs · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - ScanEagle[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Insitu (a Boeing subsidiary) makes the ScanEagle, a small long-endurance fixed-wing UAV for reconnaissance and persistent surveillance.
Insitu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DP3[PRODUCTION][2023–2025]
Fully waterproof, inflatable maritime micro-UAV designed for ISR, search-and-rescue, and inspection missions in harsh saltwater environments.
DIODON Drone Technology · drones · 2 deployments
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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]- Amazon
[PUBLIC] · 25 models · 25 deployments
Inspect - Zipline
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 31 deployments · Funding: $2.9B
Inspect - Skydio
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 35 deployments · Funding: $677M
Inspect - Wing
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 16 deployments
Inspect - Anduril Industries
[PRIVATE] · 7 models · 12 deployments · Funding: $11.3B
Inspect - Teledyne FLIR
[ACTIVE] · 4 models · 18 deployments
Inspect - Manna Air Delivery
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 11 deployments · Funding: $50M
Inspect - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 16 deployments
Inspect - Shield AI
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 8 deployments · Funding: $4.2B
Inspect - Amazon Prime Air
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 15 deployments
Inspect - Elbit Systems
[ACTIVE] · 3 models · 13 deployments
Inspect - Baykar
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 11 deployments
Inspect - Quantum Systems
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 10 deployments · Funding: $1.5B
Inspect - DJI
[PRIVATE] · 7 models · 7 deployments
Inspect - Archer Aviation
[PUBLIC] · 1 models · 9 deployments · Funding: $1.0B
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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)