Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) at Guangzhou[OPERATIONAL]
Guangzhou · Jun 1, 2024 · XAG · XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)
Details - xCell at San Diego, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
San Diego, California, USA · Jan 1, 2022 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - xCell at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA · Aug 5, 2026 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2019 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at Eglin AFB, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin AFB, Florida · Oct 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58A Valkyrie at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida · Aug 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · XQ-58A Valkyrie
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Venezuela (rescue operations)[OPERATIONAL]
Venezuela (rescue operations) · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Tampa, Florida, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tampa, Florida, USA · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Gaza, Palestine[OPERATIONAL]
Gaza, Palestine · Oct 7, 2023 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Kenya[OPERATIONAL]
Kenya · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Rwanda[OPERATIONAL]
Rwanda · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- SFx1[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft with H55 Adagio battery system.
Smartflyer · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - S-A2[PROTOTYPE]
Electric VTOL aircraft for urban air taxi services.
Supernal · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - EL9 Ultra Short[PROTOTYPE][2027–2028]
Nine-passenger hybrid-electric fixed-wing aircraft using blown-lift and distributed electric propulsion for ultra-short takeoff and landing (150 ft).
Electra.aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Butterfly[PROTOTYPE]
All-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL with four large tilting propellers using patented Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) technology.
Overair · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Journey[PROTOTYPE]
Dual-use autonomous VTOL aircraft family using patented Slowed Rotor Compound (SRC) technology.
Jaunt Air Mobility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Cavor X7[PROTOTYPE]
Seven-seat hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft with patented HOVR fan-in-wing technology.
Horizon Aircraft · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - ES-30[PROTOTYPE][2026]
30-seat battery-electric regional airplane.
Heart Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Axe[PROTOTYPE]
Two-seat personal eVTOL Vertically Capable Aircraft (VCA).
Skyfly · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Vy 400[PROTOTYPE][2028]
High-speed hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for regional city-center travel.
Transcend Air · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO Coupe[PROTOTYPE]
The LEO Coupe is a multi-passenger eVTOL flying car designed to resemble a sports car.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - LEO JetBike[PROTOTYPE][2026]
The LEO JetBike (also marketed as LEO Solo) is a motorcycle-style personal eVTOL using ducted electric jet propulsion rather than exposed propellers.
LEO Flight · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - eFlyer 2[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Two-seat all-electric training aircraft targeting FAA Part 23 Amendment 64 certification, the first all-electric aircraft to apply.
Bye Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Starhammer[PROTOTYPE]
Higher-speed interceptor missile designed to counter high-speed cruise missiles and potentially ballistic missiles.
Cambridge Aerospace · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - WaiV Autonomous VTOL Landing Platform[PROTOTYPE]
Gyro-stabilized, fully automatic VTOL drone launch and recovery platform for maritime vessels.
WaiV Robotics · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Airbility AB-U60[PROTOTYPE][2026]
High-speed eVTOL mothership UAV designed for counter-drone (C-UAS) and disaster response missions.
Airbility · drones · 0 deployments
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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]- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a 12-month data center expansion moratorium[in effect]
Chicago · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EASA & FAA Harmonize eVTOL Certification Criteria (2026 Revision)[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - IEC 60335-2-107:2017 - Safety of robotic battery-powered electrical lawnmowers[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cells[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 13482:2014 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 18497:2024 - Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous agricultural machinery[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 21384-3: Operational Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 25785-1 (in development) - Safety for humanoid robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 3691-4 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements - Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks (AMRs)[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TR 23482-1:2020 - Robotics - Application of ISO 13482 - Part 1: Safety-related test methods[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - Sharjah Drone Law[in effect]
Global · standard
Inspect filing - India Drone Rules 2021: UAS Operational and Registration Framework[in effect]
India · registration
Inspect filing - Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission action[in effect]
Indianapolis · 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)