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]- 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]- 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)