Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Fat Shark FPV System at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Unusual Machines · Fat Shark FPV System
Details - FB3 at Turin, Italy[OPERATIONAL]
Turin, Italy · Dec 13, 2021 · FlyingBasket · FB3
Details - FB3 at Val Gardena, Bolzano, Italy[OPERATIONAL]
Val Gardena, Bolzano, Italy · Jun 1, 2025 · FlyingBasket · FB3
Details - FB3 at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom · Aug 1, 2024 · Ørsted · FB3
Details - FLIR Thermal UAS at Wilsonville[OPERATIONAL]
Wilsonville · Jun 1, 2024 · Teledyne FLIR · FLIR Thermal UAS
Details - Flirtey Delivery Drone at Huntly, New Zealand[OPERATIONAL]
Huntly, New Zealand · Apr 11, 2023 · Flirtey (SkyDrop) · Flirtey Delivery Drone
Details - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at Chile[OPERATIONAL]
Chile · Jan 1, 2023 · Tevel Aerobotics · Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)
Details - Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR) at California[OPERATIONAL]
California · Jan 1, 2023 · Tevel Aerobotics · Flying Autonomous Robot (FAR)
Details - Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2) at Dallas[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas · Jun 1, 2024 · Flytrex · Flytrex delivery drone (Sky2)
Details - Gather AI Inventory Drone at Global (multiple sites)[OPERATIONAL]
Global (multiple sites) · Jan 1, 2020 · Gather AI · Gather AI Inventory Drone
Details - Ghost (Ghost-X) at U.S. Army (nationwide)[OPERATIONAL]
U.S. Army (nationwide) · Jan 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Ghost (Ghost-X)
Details - Ghost (Ghost-X) at Hawaii[OPERATIONAL]
Hawaii · Nov 3, 2025 · Anduril Industries · Ghost (Ghost-X)
Details - Goshawk at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · RoboTiCan · Goshawk
Details - Goshawk at Israel, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
Israel, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · RoboTiCan · Goshawk
Details - Guardian-2 at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Powerus · Guardian-2
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Kelluu Airship[PILOT][2024–2025]
12-meter hydrogen-powered autonomous airship combining drone precision with satellite-scale coverage for persistent aerial intelligence and environmental monitoring.
Kelluu · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Reliable Autonomy System[PILOT][2024]
Reliable Robotics is a Mountain View-based aerospace company developing the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operation.
Reliable Robotics · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Ornadyne O1[PILOT][2024]
A crow-shaped biomimetic ornithopter UAV that generates lift and thrust through wing flapping rather than rotary propulsion.
Ornadyne · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - LINK[PILOT][2024]
LINK is a robotic spacecraft servicing vehicle designed to rendezvous with, capture, and boost satellites in LEO.
Katalyst Space Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - StirlingX Autonomous Drone[PILOT][2024]
StirlingX Autonomous Drone is a drone from StirlingX, currently in pilot deployment.
StirlingX · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Heven H2 Platform[PILOT][2024]
Hydrogen fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle designed for long-endurance, low-signature defense and logistics missions.
HevenDrones (Heven AeroTech) · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Dexa Delivery Drone[PILOT][2021–2025]
Fully autonomous delivery drone with fewer rotors and increased load capacity of up to 20 pounds.
DEXA · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Passive RF Drone Detection System[PILOT][2024]
Passive radio frequency sensors that detect and classify drones and geolocate their operators.
Guardian RF · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - BRINC Guardian[PILOT][2024]
BRINC's newest DFR platform (announced Mar 2026): satellite-connected (Starlink), about 62-minute flight, 8-mile range, IP55, with a battery-swap Guardian Station; positioned as able to replace some police-helicopter roles.
BRINC · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - TRT[PILOT][2025]
Blended-wing-body (BWB) tail-sitter delivery drone with just two propellers for vertical takeoff and landing.
Airbound · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - XQ-58A Valkyrie[PILOT][2023]
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is an experimental stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) missions alongside manned fighters.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - AEVEX Strike Drone[PILOT][2022]
AEVEX Aerospace is a California-based defense technology company producing autonomous unmanned aircraft, including the Phoenix Ghost and Disruptor strike drones used extensively in Ukraine.
AEVEX Aerospace · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - SkyfireAI Autonomy Platform[PILOT][2026]
AI-native autonomy platform for autonomous multi-ship drone operations.
SkyfireAI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Skyfire AI Swarm System[PILOT][2024]
AI-powered autonomous drone swarm system for public safety and first-responder applications.
Skyfire AI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Wingcopter 198[PILOT][2024]
Wingcopter, founded in 2017 in Darmstadt, Germany by Tom Pluemmer, Jonathan Hesselbarth, and Ansgar Kadura, makes the Wingcopter 198, a fixed-wing tilt-rotor electric vertical-takeoff delivery drone aimed at medical and logistics delivery in Africa and other remote regions.
Wingcopter · 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
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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)