Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- MQ-9 Reaper at Cognac Air Base, France[OPERATIONAL]
Cognac Air Base, France · Jan 1, 2014 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at United Kingdom (RAF Waddington)[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom (RAF Waddington) · Apr 27, 2013 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada[OPERATIONAL]
Creech Air Force Base, Nevada · May 1, 2007 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA · Oct 29, 2009 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at United States Air Force (global operations)[OPERATIONAL]
United States Air Force (global operations) · May 1, 2007 · General Atomics · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · May 1, 2007 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Poway[OPERATIONAL]
Poway · Jan 1, 2007 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base[OPERATIONAL]
Creech Air Force Base · Jun 1, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - Neros FPV Drone at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2025 · Neros Technologies · Neros FPV Drone
Details - Neros FPV Drone at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Feb 1, 2025 · Neros Technologies · Neros FPV Drone
Details - Optimus Autonomous Drone System at Israel (semiconductor facility)[OPERATIONAL]
Israel (semiconductor facility) · Jan 1, 2016 · Ondas · Optimus Autonomous Drone System
Details - Optimus Autonomous Drone System at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[OPERATIONAL]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Feb 1, 2023 · Ondas · Optimus Autonomous Drone System
Details - Optimus Autonomous Drone System at Dubai, United Arab Emirates[OPERATIONAL]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Jan 1, 2020 · Ondas · Optimus Autonomous Drone System
Details - Ornadyne O1 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Ornadyne · Ornadyne O1
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Spray Painting Drone[RESEARCH]
Apellix's Spray Painting Drone is a semi-autonomous aerial system for spray-painting and coating tall structures (storage tanks, bridges, ships); it uses proprietary distance-hold, speed-control, and perpendicular-alignment tech and is NDAA-compliant, deployed by DOTs, federal contractors, and the US Army.
Apellix · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Airbility AB-M1300[RESEARCH]
Two-seat personal electric aircraft in conceptual design phase, targeting certification under FAA MOSAIC rules for light sport aircraft.
Airbility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - SC1[RESEARCH]
Guardian Agriculture SC1 is an autonomous eVTOL aircraft designed for commercial precision agriculture, specifically unmanned aerial application of crop protection and nutrition products.
Guardian Agriculture · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Archer Midnight[PROTOTYPE][2024–2026]
Five-seat eVTOL aircraft with 12 tilt-six rotors.
Archer Aviation · drones · 9 deployments
View spec - VX4[DEVELOPMENT][2024–2026]
Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration.
Vertical Aerospace · drones · 6 deployments
View spec - Eve eVTOL[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Eve's lift-plus-cruise electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed for urban air mobility.
Eve Air Mobility · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Lilium Jet[DEVELOPMENT][2023–2026]
Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans.
Lilium · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Prosperity V[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Five-seat passenger eVTOL aircraft with transition flight capability.
AutoFlight · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - ALIA-250[DEVELOPMENT][2024]
All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration.
Beta Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp[PROTOTYPE][2025]
Buoyant Aero's unmanned hybrid airship is a zero-emissions autonomous drone blimp designed for middle-mile cargo delivery, with 650 lb payload capacity.
Buoyant Aero · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Valo[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Vertical Aerospace's flagship air taxi, unveiled December 2025.
Vertical Aerospace · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Eviation Alice[PROTOTYPE][2022]
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft with T-tail and twin magni650 electric motors.
Eviation Aircraft · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Bayraktar Kizilelma[PROTOTYPE][2025]
Unmanned combat aircraft with serial production beginning August 2025.
Baykar · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Alice[PROTOTYPE][2021]
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft.
Eviation Aircraft · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Quarterhorse[PROTOTYPE]
Unmanned (remote-controlled) hypersonic aircraft demonstrator.
Hermeus · drones · 0 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)