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Intelligence Rankings

2245 companies scored

Multi-dimensional intelligence scores derived from verified registry data: deployments, funding, hiring velocity, press reach, safety record, and IP activity. Updated nightly.

As of Aug 8, 2026, Zipline leads DEPLOY’s Intelligence Rankings of all companies on the composite intelligence score, ahead of XTEND and AIR. The board ranks 2245 companies scored from verified registry data only. A rank is a claim, so companies below the data floor are listed but not ranked.

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Sort:OverallDeployment ScaleFunding HealthHiring SignalMarket PresenceSafety RecordIP Activity
1+4

Zipline

aerial

76.3
2

XTEND

aerial

72.2
3

AIR

aerial

65.8
4+54

Elroy Air

aerial

64.0
5

The ePlane Company

aerial

63.7
6-4

Xpeng AeroHT

aerial

63.0
7

Katalyst Space Technologies

aerial

62.8
8-5

Anduril Industries

aerial

62.2
9-4

Skydio

aerial

61.3
10-4

Perennial Autonomy

aerial

60.9
11+1

BRINC

aerial

59.7
12

Shield AI

aerial

58.9
13+4

Helsing

aerial

57.0
14

Stark Defence

aerial

54.7
15

Mach Industries

aerial

54.5
16-6

Eve Air Mobility

aerial

53.6
17

Swarm Aero

aerial

52.5
18

Hermeus

aerial

51.4
19

StirlingX

aerial

50.5
20

Manna Aero

aerial

49.1
21+57

RoboTiCan

aerial

49.1
22-10

Tevel Aerobotics

aerial

48.3
23-4

Wing

aerial

47.5
24-6

Darkhive

aerial

47.5
25

Lockheed Martin

aerial

47.4
26+9

Aviation Industry Corporation of China

aerial

47.4
27-10

Vertical Aerospace

aerial

47.0
28-10

Quantum Systems

aerial

46.8
29

DEXA

aerial

46.6
30+3

Amazon

smart home

46.6
31

Airbound

aerial

46.2
32

Skye Air Mobility

aerial

46.1
33

SkyfireAI

aerial

45.4
34

Firestorm Labs

aerial

45.3
35

Grid Aero

aerial

45.2
36

Harmattan AI

aerial

44.8
37+31

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

aerial

44.7
38

European Space Agency

aerial

44.6
39-11

AEVEX Aerospace

aerial

43.8
40-17

Neros

aerial

43.7
41-8

WaiV Robotics

aerial

43.6
42-22

Reliable Robotics

aerial

43.2
43-15

Voliro

aerial

42.0
44+37

DIODON Drone Technology

aerial

41.9
45-15

Threod Systems

aerial

41.3
46-21

XAG

aerial

41.1
47-6

Matternet

aerial

40.6
48-16

Auterion

aerial

40.2
49

Elbit Systems

defense ugv

39.8
50

Teledyne FLIR

defense ugv

39.7

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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data only. Scores reflect the data available to DEPLOY's research team at time of computation and are updated nightly. See the Intelligence tab on any company page for dimension-level detail and methodology notes. Companies without sufficient public data are excluded.