Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Bayraktar TB2 at Poland[OPERATIONAL]
Poland · Jan 1, 2022 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Turkey[OPERATIONAL]
Turkey · Jan 1, 2016 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Ethiopia[OPERATIONAL]
Ethiopia · Oct 15, 2021 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Azerbaijan[OPERATIONAL]
Azerbaijan · Sep 27, 2020 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Bayraktar TB2 at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · Baykar · Bayraktar TB2
Details - Black Bird Interceptor at France[OPERATIONAL]
France · Jan 1, 2024 · Alta Ares · Black Bird Interceptor
Details - Black Bird Interceptor at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Nov 1, 2024 · Alta Ares · Black Bird Interceptor
Details - Black Swan at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Dronamics · Black Swan
Details - Black Swan at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Dronamics · Black Swan
Details - BRINC Guardian at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC Guardian
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2023 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC LEMUR 2 at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC LEMUR 2
Details - BRINC Responder at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · BRINC · BRINC Responder
Details - BRINC Responder at California[OPERATIONAL]
California · Feb 25, 2025 · BRINC · BRINC Responder
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Wisk Cora[COMMERCIAL][2019–2026]
Cora is the autonomous air taxi aircraft developed by Wisk Aero (formerly Kitty Hawk).
Wisk Aero · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Iris[COMMERCIAL][2018–2019]
Fully autonomous indoor drone system for aircraft visual inspection.
Donecle · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone[COMMERCIAL][2018–2024]
Heavy-lift offshore cargo drone for wind turbine logistics operations.
Volatus Aerospace · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - RDSX[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Ready-to-fly commercial drone delivery platform with dual-payload capability.
A2Z Drone Delivery · drones · 4 deployments
View spec - Merops Interceptor[COMMERCIAL][2024–2026]
Perennial Autonomy is a defense technology company developing AI-enabled counter-drone systems, originally launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as Project Eagle (formerly White Stork).
Perennial Autonomy · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Amazon Prime Air MK30[COMMERCIAL][2022–2024]
Amazon Prime Air is Amazon's drone delivery service developing autonomous delivery drones for packages, with operations in select US, UK, and Italian locations.
Amazon Prime Air · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Dhalion DOT[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]
Autonomous drone inspection system for wind turbine blades.
Perceptual Robotics · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Manna Delivery Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Manna Delivery Drone is a drone from Manna Aero, currently commercially available.
Manna Aero · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - RQ-4 Global Hawk[COMMERCIAL][2004–2020]
High-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV.
Northrop Grumman · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - FB3[COMMERCIAL][2021–2025]
Industrial heavy-lift cargo drone with 100kg payload capacity.
FlyingBasket · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Optimus Autonomous Drone System[COMMERCIAL][2016–2023]
Fully autonomous drone platform for continuous security, surveillance, and mission-critical data collection.
Ondas · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Darkhive Autonomous Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Small autonomous unmanned aircraft system designed for defense and public safety applications, with onboard AI autonomy software.
Darkhive · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Zipline Zip[COMMERCIAL][2022]
Zipline Zip autonomous delivery drone for medical supplies, blood, and vaccines.
Zipline · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Archer[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles with a Ukraine office, makes the Archer, a first-person-view strike quadcopter, under chief executive and co-founder Soren Monroe-Anderson, a former professional drone racer, and is backed by Sequoia Capital and the Founders Fund circle with a 75-million-dollar Series B in November 2025 and more than 120 million dollars raised.
Neros · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Hermes 900[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Medium-altitude long-endurance tactical UAV.
Elbit Systems · drones · 2 deployments
View spec
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)