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]- Vantis BVLOS Network[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Vantis is a statewide beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft system network based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, founded in 2019 with a 28M USD investment from the state.
Vantis · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Sycamore 160[COMMERCIAL][2024]
High-performance compact electric ducted fan engine for fixed-wing sub-25kg UAVs.
Greenjets · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - BRINC Responder[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Purpose-built 911-response drone for Drone-as-First-Responder programs: about 70-second response time, 42-minute flight, 40x zoom, and a payload dropper.
BRINC · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - H850[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Professional hexacopter drone with RTK positioning capability, specifically developed for inspections, surveys, public safety applications, and rescue operations.
Yuneec · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)[COMMERCIAL][2023]
Tevel's Flying Autonomous Robot is a tethered flying fruit-picking robot that uses AI vision to classify each fruit by size and ripeness and a robotic arm and gripper to pick only ripe fruit without bruising, working 24/7.
Tevel Aerobotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Elios 3[COMMERCIAL][2022–2024]
Collision-tolerant indoor inspection drone with protective carbon fiber cage.
Flyability · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DE-2020[COMMERCIAL][2021–2026]
US-made autonomous hexacopter designed and manufactured by DEXA for last-mile delivery.
DEXA · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Skye Air Drone Fleet[COMMERCIAL][2024–2025]
Skye Air Drone Fleet is a fleet of autonomous aerial delivery vehicles with up to 10 kg payload capacity, enabling 7-minute hyperlocal deliveries.
Skye Air Mobility · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - JUMP 20[COMMERCIAL][2015–2020]
Arcturus UAV JUMP 20 is a fixed-wing VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle originally developed by Arcturus UAV and acquired by AeroVironment in February 2021.
Arcturus UAV · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Longtail AirDock Edition[COMMERCIAL][2024–2026]
The Longtail AirDock Edition is a hexacopter UAV designed for last-mile on-demand delivery and multi-mission BVLOS operations.
A2Z Drone Delivery · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Terra Autonomous Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Autonomous drone systems for defense applications, manufactured at the Pax-2 facility in Ghana.
Terra Industries · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Anduril Bolt[COMMERCIAL][2026]
Man-packable autonomous quadrotor; the Bolt-M variant is a loitering munition selected for the US Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires - Light (OPF-L) program (600+ units).
Anduril Industries · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Parrot ANAFI UKR[COMMERCIAL][2022]
European-defense micro-UAV variant unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2025: GPS-denied operation, EW-hardened, AES-256 encryption, in serial production for European defense forces (about EUR 15k).
Parrot · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Vector (and Trinity)[COMMERCIAL][2023]
Quantum Systems, founded in January 2015 in Gilching near Munich by former Bundeswehr helicopter pilot Florian Seibel, makes fixed-wing vertical-takeoff tactical reconnaissance and mapping drones.
Quantum Systems · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Flytrex, an Israeli-founded, US-operating company led by chief executive and co-founder Yariv Bash, runs an on-demand suburban food and retail drone-delivery service integrated with the DoorDash app in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and North Carolina.
Flytrex · 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]- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT audit[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Texas Privacy Act / drone image-capture law (Tex. Gov't Code Ch. 423)[in effect]
Texas · data protection
Inspect filing - Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projects[in effect]
Virginia · other
Inspect filing - EASA June 2026 Revision: Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EASA SC-VTOL: Special Condition for Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Certification[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Annex III High-Risk Compliance Deadline Extended to December 2, 2027[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Transparency Rules: Marking and Detection Requirements (December 2, 2026)[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act: High-Risk AI System Obligations Enter Into Force (August 2, 2026)[in effect]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)[in effect]
European Union · other
Inspect filing - EU Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/947: UAS Operational Rules[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 — Safety Requirements for Autonomous Machinery[in effect]
European Union · safety standard
Inspect filing - EU U-space drone-airspace framework (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664)[in effect]
European Union · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EU U-space Regulation (EU) 2021/664: Airspace Management for Drones[in effect]
European Union · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EU UAS Remote Identification Requirements (Effective January 1, 2024)[in effect]
European Union · registration
Inspect filing - Spain PANDU+ 2026-2030: National Action Plan for U-space Deployment and Zoning[in effect]
European Union · 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)