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Darkhive Drone

Darkhive is a US-based autonomous drone company developing small unmanned aircraft for defense and public safety, providing autonomous surveillance and…

Track Darkhive Drone
Manufacturer
Darkhive
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Darkhive Drone, a aerial by Darkhive (pilot). 1 source back the record.

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Overview

Darkhive is a US-based autonomous drone company developing small unmanned aircraft for defense and public safety, providing autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance drones for military and first responder applications.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Type

Autonomous drone

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Darkhive Drone. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Darkhive Drone.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/pentagon-drone-darkhive-military-war-contract/

Common questions

What is Darkhive Drone?
Darkhive is a US-based autonomous drone company developing small unmanned aircraft for defense and public safety, providing autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance drones for military and first responder applications.
How much does Darkhive Drone cost?
Darkhive Drone's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Darkhive Drone from Darkhive. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Darkhive Drone actually deployed in the real world?
Darkhive Drone is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Darkhive Drone?
Darkhive Drone is made by Darkhive, based in United States.
Can you buy Darkhive Drone?
Darkhive Drone is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Darkhive Drone?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Darkhive Drone include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does Darkhive Drone compare to Skydio X10?
Darkhive Drone and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Darkhive Drone has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Darkhive Drone a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Darkhive Drone ranks in roughly the top 75% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Darkhive Drone's maturity stage?
Darkhive Drone is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is Darkhive Drone deployed?
No verified deployments of Darkhive Drone are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Darkhive Drone safe?
Darkhive Drone has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Darkhive Drone.

Recent coverage

Darkhive Drone in third-party press

Pentagon awards Darkhive drone company 9.7M contract

May 7, 2026

Darkhive Raises 0M Series B for Autonomous Defense Drones

Jan 1, 2025