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]- Kelluu Airship[PILOT][2024–2025]
12-meter hydrogen-powered autonomous airship combining drone precision with satellite-scale coverage for persistent aerial intelligence and environmental monitoring.
Kelluu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Reliable Autonomy System[PILOT][2024]
Reliable Robotics is a Mountain View-based aerospace company developing the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operation.
Reliable Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Ornadyne O1[PILOT][2024]
A crow-shaped biomimetic ornithopter UAV that generates lift and thrust through wing flapping rather than rotary propulsion.
Ornadyne · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - LINK[PILOT][2024]
LINK is a robotic spacecraft servicing vehicle designed to rendezvous with, capture, and boost satellites in LEO.
Katalyst Space Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - StirlingX Autonomous Drone[PILOT][2024]
StirlingX Autonomous Drone is a drone from StirlingX, currently in pilot deployment.
StirlingX · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Heven H2 Platform[PILOT][2024]
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle designed for long-endurance, low-signature defense and logistics missions.
HevenDrones (Heven AeroTech) · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Dexa Delivery Drone[PILOT][2021–2025]
Fully autonomous delivery drone with fewer rotors and increased load capacity of up to 20 pounds.
DEXA · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Passive RF Drone Detection System[PILOT][2024]
Passive radio frequency sensors that detect and classify drones and geolocate their operators.
Guardian RF · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - BRINC Guardian[PILOT][2024]
BRINC's newest DFR platform (announced Mar 2026): satellite-connected (Starlink), about 62-minute flight, 8-mile range, IP55, with a battery-swap Guardian Station; positioned as able to replace some police-helicopter roles.
BRINC · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - TRT[PILOT][2025]
Blended-wing-body (BWB) tail-sitter delivery drone with just two propellers for vertical takeoff and landing.
Airbound · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - XQ-58A Valkyrie[PILOT][2023]
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is an experimental stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) missions alongside manned fighters.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - AEVEX Strike Drone[PILOT][2022]
AEVEX Aerospace is a California-based defense technology company producing autonomous unmanned aircraft, including the Phoenix Ghost and Disruptor strike drones used extensively in Ukraine.
AEVEX Aerospace · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - SkyfireAI Autonomy Platform[PILOT][2026]
AI-native autonomy platform for autonomous multi-ship drone operations.
SkyfireAI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Skyfire AI Swarm System[PILOT][2024]
AI-powered autonomous drone swarm system for public safety and first-responder applications.
Skyfire AI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Wingcopter 198[PILOT][2024]
Wingcopter, founded in 2017 in Darmstadt, Germany by Tom Pluemmer, Jonathan Hesselbarth, and Ansgar Kadura, makes the Wingcopter 198, a fixed-wing tilt-rotor electric vertical-takeoff delivery drone aimed at medical and logistics delivery in Africa and other remote regions.
Wingcopter · drones · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 18, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 14, 2026 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250 · Plattsburgh
Details - Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 13, 2026 · Vertical Aerospace · Valo · Drones
Details - Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people[INJURY]
Jul 10, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet · Bengaluru
Details - Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 2, 2026 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) · Kyiv, Ukraine
Details - FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026[OTHER]
Jul 2, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Jul 2, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 30, 2026 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone · Ukraine
Details - JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFK[COLLISION]
Jun 29, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - NYPD Skydio X10 drone malfunctioned and crashed near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn, battery caught fire[MALFUNCTION]
Jun 24, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 2, 2026 · Vantis · Vantis BVLOS Network · Germany, Europe
Details - MQ-9A Reaper shot down by Houthi rebels over Yemen[OTHER]
May 29, 2026 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
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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]- FAA Proposed Rule: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations[proposed]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FAA Remote Identification of Drones Rule (Effective September 16, 2023)[in effect]
United States · registration
Inspect filing - FAA Reopens Comment Period for BVLOS Normalization Rule (January 2026)[proposed]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FCC Proposed Fines Against Drone Companies (July 2026)[in effect]
United States · other
Inspect filing - FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rules[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - NDAA 2026 - State and Local Counter-UAS Authority[in effect]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0): Voluntary Guidelines for Trustworthy AI[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0: Expanded Coverage for Autonomous Systems[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026)[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act (H.R. 3410): Permitting Civil Supersonic Overland Flight[proposed]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Florida Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (Fla. Stat. 934.50)[in effect]
Florida · data protection
Inspect filing - Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167)[in effect]
Illinois · data protection
Inspect filing - North Carolina UAS law (N.C.G.S. 15A-300.1 + 63-95/63-96)[in effect]
North Carolina · operational restriction
Inspect filing - ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)[in effect]
Texas · 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)