Registry/Drones
Category
Drones
DEPLOY tracks 169 makers (including Anduril Industries, Shield AI, and Helsing), 221 models, and 517 deployments on the record, most recently Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition) at Lithuania. Aerial robotic systems for delivery, inspection, defense, and consumer applications.
Drones span delivery (Zipline, Wing), inspection + defense (Skydio, Anduril), and consumer + prosumer (DJI). Coverage on DEPLOY is broad-first: every named manufacturer plus their flagship platforms; deployments populate as verified named-site work surfaces. Drone capability claims often carry flight-log evidence that other categories lack, so the verified-vs-claimed asymmetry runs the other direction here.
Part ofMilitary & defense drones/Delivery drones/Inspection & survey drones/Agricultural drones/eVTOL & passenger air mobility
Guides & answers
All answers →Start here: verified answers on drones.
- eVTOL FAA certification tracker: where every company standsWhich eVTOL company is closest to FAA certification?
- Autonomous drones explainedDelivery, inspection, defense, and consumer drones in one guide.
- Delivery dronesAerial delivery operators and their flight records, cross-linked.
- Military dronesDefense UAV programs and platforms across the registry.
- Inspection dronesIndustrial inspection platforms across the registry.
- Agricultural dronesCrop-spraying and survey drones, cross-linked.
- eVTOL aircraftElectric air taxis and their certification progress.
Companies (169)
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- Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, California, USA · $11.3B
- Shield AI
San Diego, California, USA · $4.2B
- Helsing
Munich, Germany · $3.3B
- Zipline
South San Francisco, California, USA · $2.9B
- Joby Aviation
Santa Cruz, CA · $2.3B
- SpaceX
Hawthorne, California, USA · $2.0B
- XTEND
Tel Aviv, Israel · $1.6B
- Quantum Systems
Munich, Germany · $1.5B
- Vertical Aerospace
Bristol, UK · $1.4B
- Stark Defence
Berlin, Germany · $1.1B
- Archer Aviation
San Jose, CA, USA · $1.0B
- Edge Autonomy
San Luis Obispo, California, USA · $925M
Models (221)
View all →- Anduril Roadrunnerby Anduril Industriesproduction
- Hovermapby Emesentproduction
- HummingSat GEO SmallSatby SWISSto12production
- MQ-9 Reaperby General Atomicsproduction
- Shield AI V-BATby Shield AIproduction
- Teal Golden Eagleby Red Cat Holdingsproduction
- Vetalby HG Roboticsproduction
- xCellby Firestorm Labsproduction
- Autonomous Drone Swarm Platformby Swarmercommercial
- Gannet Precision Guidance Systemby PDKINEMATICScommercial
- Irisby Doneclecommercial
- JUMP 20by Arcturus UAVcommercial
Verified deployments (517)
View all →- Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition) at Lithuaniaby Stark Defenceannounced2027-01-01
- Prime Air MK30 at Boise, Idaho, USAby Amazonannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Atlanta, Georgia, USAby Amazonannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Cleveland, Ohio, USAby Amazonannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Syracuse, New York, USAby Amazonannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Chicago, Illinois, USAby Amazonannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at San Antonio, Texas, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Hazel Park, Michigan, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Papillion, Nebraska, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Kansas City, Kansas, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
- Prime Air MK30 at Ruskin, Florida, USAby Amazon Prime Airannounced2026-08-19
Brain stacks (6)
- AeroVironment AVACOREframework · production
- Anduril Latticeos-layer · production
- Shield AI Hivemindfoundation-model · production
- Skydio Autonomy Enginefoundation-model · production
- Wing OpenSkyos-layer · production
- Zipline Autonomy (Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid)foundation-model · production
Regulations (78)
View all →- EU AI Act Annex III High-Risk Compliance Deadline Extended to December 2, 2027European Union · data protection
- EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 — Safety Requirements for Autonomous MachineryEuropean Union · safety standard
- South Korea Drone Airspace Expansion Plan (2027)South Korea · operational restriction
- EU AI Act Transparency Rules: Marking and Detection Requirements (December 2, 2026)European Union · data protection
- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- EASA & FAA Harmonize eVTOL Certification Criteria (2026 Revision)Global · safety standard
- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT auditTexas · operational restriction
- EU AI Act: High-Risk AI System Obligations Enter Into Force (August 2, 2026)European Union · data protection
- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)New York · operational restriction
- FCC Proposed Fines Against Drone Companies (July 2026)United States · other
- FAA Proposed Rule: Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight (July 2026)United States · operational restriction
- Spain PANDU+ 2026-2030: National Action Plan for U-space Deployment and ZoningEuropean Union · operational restriction
Incidents (66)
View all →- Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard poolmalfunction · 2026-08-18
- FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flightregulatory_action · 2026-07-14
- Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026regulatory_action · 2026-07-13
- Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two peopleinjury · 2026-07-10
- DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone frameworkregulatory_action · 2026-07-04
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texascollision · 2026-07-02
- FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026other · 2026-07-02
- Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technologyregulatory_action · 2026-07-02
- US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike dronesregulatory_action · 2026-06-30
- JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFKcollision · 2026-06-29
- NYPD Skydio X10 drone malfunctioned and crashed near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn, battery caught firemalfunction · 2026-06-24
- Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOLregulatory_action · 2026-06-15
Drones on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many drones are deployed?
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY has 517 verified drones deployments on record, most recently Stark attack drone (kamikaze/loitering munition) at Lithuania. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make drones?
DEPLOY tracks 169 verified drones makers, including Anduril Industries, Shield AI, Helsing, Zipline, Joby Aviation, and SpaceX, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
Have there been safety incidents involving drones?
DEPLOY records 66 verified incidents involving drones, each individually sourced and dated. See the incidents section on this page.
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