6 companies · 5 sourced backers · 42 milestones on record
This frontier covers drones and autonomous aircraft used for deliveries, commercial work, public safety and military operations. Companies are trying to make these systems dependable for recurring tasks, expand delivery networks and operate automated drones across many sites, including beyond an operator’s line of sight.
Where the 6 companies stand today, from their profiles and 10-year milestones. Tap a phase to see who is there.
- ▸Making routine operations dependable beyond demonstration flights
- ▸Scaling delivery networks across many cities
- ▸Operating automatically beyond the operator’s line of sight
- ▸Integrating drones into recurring commercial and military tasks
Publicly listed: 4 companies (owned by public shareholders).
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- AeroVironment (Loitering Munitions)
To give armed forces portable precision-strike systems through the Switchblade family and related loitering munitions.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Draganfly
To make drones useful tools for commercial operations and public safety.
Some users · publicly listed
- Ondas Holdings
To deploy fully automated drones that operate routinely beyond the operator's line of sight across many sites, for industrial inspection, security and defens…
Some users · publicly listed
- Red Cat Holdings
To become a primary supplier of small reconnaissance drones to the U.S.
Some users · publicly listed
- Wing
To run drone delivery at large scale as a routine service, expanding to many cities and millions of customers through partners such as Walmart.
Everyone
- Zipline
To make autonomous drone delivery a dependable logistics service.
Some users · backed by Fidelity
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