Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp at Los Angeles, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Los Angeles, California, USA · Jul 4, 2025 · Buoyant Aero · Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp
Details - Corvus One at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Oct 8, 2024 · Corvus Robotics · Corvus One
Details - Darkhive Autonomous Drone at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Darkhive · Darkhive Autonomous Drone
Details - Darkhive Autonomous Drone at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Darkhive · Darkhive Autonomous Drone
Details - Darkhive Drone at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Darkhive · Darkhive Drone
Details - Darkhive Drone at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Darkhive · Darkhive Drone
Details - DeltaQuad Evo at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Oct 18, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Evo
Details - DeltaQuad Pro at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Pro
Details - DeltaQuad Pro at Tallinn, Estonia[OPERATIONAL]
Tallinn, Estonia · Jun 1, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Pro
Details - DeltaQuad Pro at Amsterdam, Netherlands[OPERATIONAL]
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Jun 1, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Pro
Details - DeltaQuad Pro at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Pro
Details - DeltaQuad Pro at Netherlands, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Netherlands, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · DeltaQuad · DeltaQuad Pro
Details - Dexa Delivery Drone at Dayton, Ohio, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Dayton, Ohio, USA · Nov 24, 2025 · DEXA · Dexa Delivery Drone
Details - Dexa Delivery Drone at Centerville, Ohio (Kroger)[OPERATIONAL]
Centerville, Ohio (Kroger) · Jun 1, 2021 · DEXA · Dexa Delivery Drone
Details - Dhalion DOT at Caribbean Coastline[OPERATIONAL]
Caribbean Coastline · Jul 1, 2024 · Perceptual Robotics · Dhalion DOT
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- XQ-58 Valkyrie[PRODUCTION][2019–2023]
Stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) developed for the US Air Force LCASD program.
Kratos Defense · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Fat Shark FPV System[PRODUCTION][2024]
Ultra-low latency FPV (first-person view) video goggles and drone components for FPV racing and professional drone operations.
Unusual Machines · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Kisan Drone[PRODUCTION][2021–2022]
Agricultural drone designed for crop spraying and surveying.
Garuda Aerospace · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Raphe UAV Platform[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Fully indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle system with in-house batteries, flight controllers, and materials.
Raphe mPhibr · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Modular multirotor UAS for surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike missions.
Performance Drone Works · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - HummingSat GEO SmallSat[PRODUCTION][2024]
World's first small satellite platform for geostationary orbit communications.
SWISSto12 · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS[PRODUCTION][2020–2022]
NDAA-compliant tethered UAS providing persistent aerial surveillance and communications relay.
Hoverfly Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Goshawk[PRODUCTION][2024]
Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor that locates, pursues, and captures hostile drones in a net.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Elbit Skylark[PRODUCTION][2009–2020]
Family of mini-UAV systems operated by IDF Sky Rider units and exported to multiple countries for tactical surveillance.
Elbit Systems · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - MQ-25 Stingray[PRODUCTION][2025]
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based aerial refueling drone for US Navy.
Boeing · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - SWITCH V2[PRODUCTION][2021]
ideaForge SWITCH is a fixed-wing VTOL hybrid UAV built in India for long-range surveillance, security, and defense missions.
ideaForge Technology · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - DJI Matrice 4 Series[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI's enterprise drone platform (Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T), announced January 2025, for industrial operations: mapping/survey (4E) and thermal/inspection/public-safety (4T).
DJI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Matternet Station[PRODUCTION][2024]
Matternet's automated ground docking station for autonomous drone loading, battery swap, and takeoff/landing, enabling fixed-route delivery networks (e.g.
Matternet · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Teal Black Widow[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Teal Black Widow is a soldier-borne ISR rucksack quadcopter made by Teal Drones, a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT), and is recorded in the aerial form factor as the US Army Short Range Reconnaissance program drone.
Red Cat Holdings · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition)[PRODUCTION][2027]
AI-powered attack and kamikaze (loitering munition) drone designed for European defence forces.
Stark Defence · drones · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Wing delivery drone crashes and catches fire after a Walmart delivery in Kemah, Texas[MALFUNCTION]
Mar 1, 2026 · Wing · Wing Autoloader · Dublin, Ireland
Details - USAF MQ-9 Reaper crashed off the coast of South Korea[MALFUNCTION]
Nov 24, 2025 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
Details - MQ-9 Reaper crashed into Mediterranean Sea after propeller decoupled mid-flight[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
Details - Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 drones collide with construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB investigation[COLLISION]
Oct 1, 2025 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Feb 4, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Feb 4, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into a Richardson, Texas apartment building and broke apart[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Feb 4, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB probes[COLLISION]
Oct 2, 2025 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Feb 4, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - FCC added foreign-produced UAS (DJI, Autel) to the Covered List, blocking new US authorizations[REGULATORY ACTION]
Dec 22, 2025 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Matrice M210 police drone collides with a Cessna 172 on final approach near Buttonville, Ontario[COLLISION]
Aug 10, 2021 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Mavic 2 Zoom collides with an AS350 helicopter filming the King of the Hammers race in California[COLLISION]
Feb 6, 2020 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise collides with a UH-60 Black Hawk during Texas flood search-and-rescue[COLLISION]
Jul 7, 2025 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Mavic Pro collides with a passenger hot air balloon near Driggs, Idaho[COLLISION]
Aug 10, 2018 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - Hobbyist DJI Mini 3 Pro punches a hole in a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft during the LA Palisades Fire[COLLISION]
Jan 9, 2025 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
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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
Inspect
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)