Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- ScanEagle at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Aug 1, 2022 · Insitu · ScanEagle
Details - ScanEagle at Colombia[OPERATIONAL]
Colombia · Oct 1, 2025 · Insitu · ScanEagle
Details - Sheshnaag-20 at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · NewSpace Research and Technologies · Sheshnaag-20
Details - Sheshnaag-20 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · NewSpace Research and Technologies · Sheshnaag-20
Details - Shield AI V-BAT at San Diego, CA[OPERATIONAL]
San Diego, CA · Jun 1, 2024 · Shield AI · Shield AI V-BAT
Details - Shield AI V-BAT at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jul 1, 2024 · Shield AI · Shield AI V-BAT
Details - Shield AI V-BAT at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · Shield AI · Shield AI V-BAT
Details - Skydio Dock at US Air Forces Central, Middle East[OPERATIONAL]
US Air Forces Central, Middle East · Jul 7, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio Dock
Details - Skydio Dock at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Apr 8, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio Dock
Details - Skydio X10 at New York, New York, USA[OPERATIONAL]
New York, New York, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at California[OPERATIONAL]
California · Jun 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Cobb County, Georgia, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Cobb County, Georgia, USA · Jul 15, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Milledgeville, Georgia, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Milledgeville, Georgia, USA · Jun 16, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Ramapo, New York, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Ramapo, New York, USA · Jun 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Gurnee, Illinois, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Gurnee, Illinois, USA · Sep 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Rr Engine[COMMERCIAL]
Rolls-Royce Holdings British aerospace and defense jet engine.
Rolls-Royce Holdings · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Roscosmos Vehicle[COMMERCIAL]
Roscosmos Russian state space corporation launch vehicle.
Roscosmos · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Safran System[COMMERCIAL]
Safran aerospace and defense system with autonomous navigation.
Safran · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Tattu Uav Battery[COMMERCIAL]
TATTU is Grepow's flagship drone battery brand, offering LiPo and semi-solid-state smart batteries for industrial UAVs.
Shenzhen Grepow Battery Co., Ltd. · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Skymagic Drone[COMMERCIAL]
SkyMagic drone swarm system for entertainment and light shows.
SkyMagic · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Spire Satellite[COMMERCIAL]
Spire Global nanosatellite constellation for Earth observation and IoT.
Spire Global · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Thales Satellite[COMMERCIAL]
Thales Alenia Space satellite for autonomous communication and Earth observation.
Thales Alenia Space · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Tinamu Drone[COMMERCIAL]
Tinamu Labs automated indoor drone-in-a-box for warehouse inventory.
Tinamu Labs · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Uavionix Avionics[COMMERCIAL]
uAvionix ADS-B transponders for UAV command and control.
uAvionix · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Ula Rocket[COMMERCIAL]
United Launch Alliance autonomous rocket launch system.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Army Uas[COMMERCIAL]
United States Army unmanned aerial system for military operations.
United States Army · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Usmc Uas[COMMERCIAL]
United States Marine Corps unmanned aerial system for military operations.
United States Marine Corps · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Vimaan Drone[COMMERCIAL]
Vimaan indoor drone for warehouse inventory tracking.
Vimaan · drones · 0 deployments
View spec
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]- 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)