Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem at Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA · May 24, 2022 · DroneUp · DroneUp Autonomous Ecosystem
Details - Easy Aerial Drone-in-a-Box at Travis Air Force Base, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Travis Air Force Base, California, USA · Dec 14, 2020 · Easy Aerial · Easy Aerial Drone-in-a-Box
Details - EH216-S at Guangzhou[OPERATIONAL]
Guangzhou · Jun 1, 2024 · EHang · EH216-S
Details - EH216-S at Shenzhen[OPERATIONAL]
Shenzhen · Jun 1, 2024 · EHang · EH216-S
Details - EH216-S at Guangzhou[OPERATIONAL]
Guangzhou · Jun 1, 2024 · EHang · EH216-S
Details - Elbit Skylark at Philippines[OPERATIONAL]
Philippines · Jan 1, 2020 · Elbit Systems · Elbit Skylark
Details - Elbit Skylark at Israel (IDF operations)[OPERATIONAL]
Israel (IDF operations) · Jan 1, 2009 · Elbit Systems · Elbit Skylark
Details - Elios 3 at Global (multiple sites)[OPERATIONAL]
Global (multiple sites) · Jan 1, 2022 · Flyability · Elios 3
Details - Elios 3 at Lausanne[OPERATIONAL]
Lausanne · Jun 1, 2024 · Flyability · Elios 3
Details - Elroy Air VTOL at Byron, California[OPERATIONAL]
Byron, California · Jan 1, 2024 · Elroy Air · Elroy Air VTOL
Details - EVE Mini Drone at Bristol Clinic, UK[OPERATIONAL]
Bristol Clinic, UK · Jul 1, 2024 · Perceptual Robotics · EVE Mini Drone
Details - EVO Max 4T at Scotland, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Scotland, United Kingdom · Jan 1, 2024 · Autel Robotics · EVO Max 4T
Details - EVO Max 4T at Papillion, Nebraska, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Papillion, Nebraska, USA · Jan 1, 2024 · Autel Robotics · EVO Max 4T
Details - EVO Max 4T at Clarkstown, New York[OPERATIONAL]
Clarkstown, New York · Jan 1, 2023 · Autel Robotics · EVO Max 4T
Details - Fat Shark FPV System at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Unusual Machines · Fat Shark FPV System
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- AIR ONE[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Two-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed for personal aviation and uncrewed cargo logistics.
AIR · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - BRINC LEMUR 2[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Indoor/tactical drone with a glass-breaker, two-way communications, LiDAR, and a loudspeaker, designed to fly inside buildings during police and SWAT operations.
BRINC · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AR5[PRODUCTION][2023–2026]
Medium-altitude long-endurance surveillance unmanned aerial system selected by UK Ministry of Defence to succeed the Watchkeeper.
TEKEVER · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)[PRODUCTION][2024]
Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor).
AeroVironment · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Black Bird Interceptor[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Medium-range (30 km) AI-guided interceptor drone designed to counter cruise missiles and drone threats.
Alta Ares · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - DroneHunter[PRODUCTION][2024]
Fortem Technologies DroneHunter is an autonomous counter-UAS interceptor drone manufactured by the Utah-based company Fortem Technologies.
Fortem Technologies · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - XTEND Tactical Drone[PRODUCTION][2023–2024]
Military-grade AI-powered tactical drone designed for special operations missions.
XTEND · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - HX-2 (and HF-1)[PRODUCTION][2024–2026]
Helsing, founded in March 2021 in Munich by Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf, and Niklas Koehler and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, began as a European defense-artificial-intelligence software company building battlefield ISR fusion, the Altra strike-reconnaissance system, and the Centaur air-combat agent flown in a June 2025 Gripen E trial, and has since moved into strike-drone hardware.
Helsing · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Rooster[PRODUCTION][2024]
Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable.
RoboTiCan · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Vetal[PRODUCTION][2024]
HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance.
HG Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DJI Mini 4 Pro[PRODUCTION][2024]
DJI sub-249g consumer camera drone (no FAA registration required for recreational flight at that weight in the US) with omnidirectional obstacle sensing and OcuSync O4 transmission (up to ~20 km FHD).
DJI · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Neros FPV Drone[PRODUCTION][2025]
Neros FPV Drone is a drone from Neros Technologies, currently in production.
Neros Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - xCell[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Containerized expeditionary manufacturing platform that 3D-prints modular unmanned aerial systems and spare parts at the point of need.
Firestorm Labs · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - ScanEagle[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Insitu (a Boeing subsidiary) makes the ScanEagle, a small long-endurance fixed-wing UAV for reconnaissance and persistent surveillance.
Insitu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - DP3[PRODUCTION][2023–2025]
Fully waterproof, inflatable maritime micro-UAV designed for ISR, search-and-rescue, and inspection missions in harsh saltwater environments.
DIODON Drone Technology · drones · 2 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]- Switzerland drone (UAS) framework (FOCA; VLK, SR 748.941)[in effect]
Switzerland · operational restriction
Inspect filing - UK CAA drone (UAS) regulatory framework[in effect]
United Kingdom · operational restriction
Inspect filing - UK Remote ID Mandatory for New Class-Marked Drones (January 1, 2026)[in effect]
United Kingdom · registration
Inspect filing - China UAV Regulation: Real-Name Registration and Airspace Management[in effect]
China · registration
Inspect filing - South Korea Drone Airspace Expansion Plan (2027)[proposed]
South Korea · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Australia CASA Advanced Air Mobility Framework[in effect]
Australia · standard
Inspect filing - Australia CASA Drone Registration and Remote ID Requirements[in effect]
Australia · registration
Inspect filing - Australia drone framework (CASR Part 101)[in effect]
Australia · other
Inspect filing - Ghana remotely-piloted-aircraft directives (GCAD Part 28)[in effect]
Ghana · other
Inspect filing - Israel unmanned-aircraft framework (Aviation Law 5771-2011; UAS Regulations 2020)[in effect]
Israel (IDF operations) · other
Inspect filing - Rwanda performance-based drone regulations (RCAA UAS framework)[in effect]
Rwanda · other
Inspect filing - Saudi Arabia unmanned-aircraft framework (GACAR Part 107)[in effect]
Saudi Arabia · other
Inspect filing - Singapore unmanned-aircraft framework (CAAS)[in effect]
Singapore · other
Inspect filing - Brazil ANAC DEPAC: Drone Registration and Operational Authorization Framework[in effect]
Brazil · registration
Inspect filing - Canada Transport Canada Part IX: Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Rules[in effect]
Canada · safety standard
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)