Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Dhalion DOT at Northern Sweden[OPERATIONAL]
Northern Sweden · Jun 1, 2023 · Perceptual Robotics · Dhalion DOT
Details - Dhalion DOT at Europe (multi-country)[OPERATIONAL]
Europe (multi-country) · Jun 19, 2019 · Perceptual Robotics · Dhalion DOT
Details - DJI Matrice 4 Series at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · DJI · DJI Matrice 4 Series
Details - DJI Mavic 3 Pro at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro
Details - DJI Mavic 4 Pro at Global[OPERATIONAL]
Global · Jun 1, 2024 · DJI · DJI Mavic 4 Pro
Details - DJI Mini 4 Pro at United Kingdom (various archaeological sites)[OPERATIONAL]
United Kingdom (various archaeological sites) · Jan 1, 2024 · DJI · DJI Mini 4 Pro
Details - DJI Mini 4 Pro at London, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
London, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2024 · DJI · DJI Mini 4 Pro
Details - DP3 at NATO exercise locations (Steadfast Dart & Heimdall)[OPERATIONAL]
NATO exercise locations (Steadfast Dart & Heimdall) · Jan 1, 2025 · DIODON Drone Technology · DP3
Details - DP3 at France[OPERATIONAL]
France · Jan 1, 2023 · DIODON Drone Technology · DP3
Details - DroneHunter at Middle East (unspecified locations)[OPERATIONAL]
Middle East (unspecified locations) · Jan 1, 2024 · Fortem Technologies · DroneHunter
Details - DroneHunter at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2024 · Fortem Technologies · DroneHunter
Details - DroneHunter at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Jan 1, 2024 · Fortem Technologies · DroneHunter
Details - DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem at Tampa, Florida, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tampa, Florida, USA · Oct 1, 2022 · DroneUp · DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem
Details - DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem at Bentonville, Arkansas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA · Jan 1, 2022 · DroneUp · DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem
Details - DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem at Phoenix, Arizona, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA · Oct 1, 2022 · DroneUp · DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem
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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]- 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)