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]- 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]- 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)