Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- A200-XT at India[OPERATIONAL]
India · Jan 1, 2020 · Asteria Aerospace · A200-XT
Details - AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment P550
Details - AeroVironment Puma at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Puma
Details - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)
Details - AEVEX Strike Drone at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Apr 1, 2022 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone
Details - AIR ONE at Fort Worth, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Fort Worth, Texas, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - AIR ONE at Kfar Yona, Israel[OPERATIONAL]
Kfar Yona, Israel · Oct 1, 2023 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 at Tolleson, Arizona, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tolleson, Arizona, USA · Apr 22, 2024 · Amazon Prime Air · Amazon Prime Air MK30
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 at College Station, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
College Station, Texas, USA · Dec 23, 2022 · Amazon Prime Air · Amazon Prime Air MK30
Details - Anduril Bolt at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 15, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Bolt
Details - Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at Pickaway County, Ohio, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Pickaway County, Ohio, USA · Jul 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)
Details - Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at US Air Force Bases[OPERATIONAL]
US Air Force Bases · Feb 1, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)
Details - Anduril Roadrunner at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Mar 14, 2026 · Anduril Industries · Anduril Roadrunner
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Voliro T[COMMERCIAL][2021]
The Voliro T is an omnidirectional tiltrotor inspection drone with two tiltable, independently pivotable rotors and a stabilizing third rotor for true 360-degree freedom, carrying an NDT payload (EMAT, ultrasonic transducer, dry-film-thickness sensor) for contact-based wall-thickness and corrosion measurement.
Voliro · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Lucid Bots Cleaner[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Lucid Bots builds autonomous exterior cleaning robots, including the Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot surface cleaning robot, for building facades, windows, and pressure washing applications.
Lucid Bots · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Gannet Precision Guidance System[COMMERCIAL][2025]
Low-SWaP-C (size, weight, power, cost) platform-agnostic precision guidance kit for unmanned aerial vehicles, enabling sub-meter target engagement from release altitudes up to 700 metres without GNSS.
PDKINEMATICS · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - EVE Mini Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Compact mini-drone companion to the Dhalion DOT system for close-range wind turbine blade inspections.
Perceptual Robotics · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Velis Electro[COMMERCIAL][2024]
World's first EASA type-certified electric aircraft.
Pipistrel · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - DJI Mavic 3 Pro[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Professional consumer drone with triple camera system.
DJI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Verity Inventory Drone[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Compact indoor UAV; flies autonomously in warehouses to scan barcodes and RFID; swarm coordination for large-scale inventory checks.
Verity · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Corvus One[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Corvus Robotics' Corvus One is a fully autonomous warehouse inventory-drone system that operates with zero infrastructure (no fiducials, GPS, or Wi-Fi) using an onboard AI world model; it scans entire warehouses unattended, including a cold-chain version for freezers down to -20F.
Corvus Robotics · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Gather AI Inventory Drone[COMMERCIAL][2020]
Gather AI's autonomous inventory drone flies warehouse aisles to scan pallet locations and barcodes, feeding AI vision software that builds a real-time inventory digital twin; it counts inventory ~25x faster than manual methods at ~99.9% accuracy (recent drones based on ModalAI Starling 2).
Gather AI · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - FLIR Thermal UAS[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Thermal imaging payloads for unmanned aerial systems used in search and rescue, firefighting, and disaster response.
Teledyne FLIR · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - H520E[COMMERCIAL][2018]
Professional hexacopter designed for emergency services, inspection, surveying, and rescue operations.
Yuneec · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - DeltaQuad Evo[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Battlefield-proven fixed-wing VTOL UAV with 272 km maximum flight range, 4+ hours flight time, 3kg payload capacity, and dual payload capability.
DeltaQuad · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Autel EVO Lite+[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Consumer drone with 1-inch CMOS sensor.
Autel Robotics · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Autonomous Drone Swarm Platform[COMMERCIAL][2024]
AI software platform enabling autonomous drone swarm coordination and operations for defense applications.
Swarmer · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - AeroVironment P550[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Group 2 eVTOL unmanned aircraft system with about five hours endurance, delivered to the US Army under the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program; a $117M Army production deal followed in 2026.
AeroVironment · drones · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - FAA issues Certificate of Waiver 107W-2026-00686 to Buoyant Aero for UAS operations over humans and moving vehicles[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 15, 2026 · Buoyant Aero · Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp · Los Angeles, California, USA
Details - Shield AI V-BAT drone propeller severs Romanian Navy official's fingers during training exercise off Texas coast[INJURY]
May 12, 2026 · Shield AI · Shield AI V-BAT · San Diego, CA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into residential garden in Darlington, UK, prompting AAIB investigation[COLLISION]
Jul 29, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone clips and severs an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting an FAA probe[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Nov 18, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Prime Air MK30 · Hazel Park, Michigan, USA
Details - Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Feb 15, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona[COLLISION]
Oct 1, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe[MALFUNCTION]
Nov 25, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018)[INJURY]
Dec 5, 2018 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA signs nationwide Finding of No Significant Impact for Part 135 drone delivery, replacing market-by-market environmental reviews[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Amazon Fulfillment Center (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 1, 2024 · Amazon · Industrial Robot / Workcell · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA
Details - Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)[MALFUNCTION]
Jul 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 2 (P2) · Salt Lake City
Details - NYPD Skydio X10 crashes onto a Brooklyn precinct roof and catches fire; Skydio cites battery-connector wear[MALFUNCTION]
May 12, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Sep 30, 2022 · Wing · Wing Autoloader · Dublin, Ireland
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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)