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Uas

Type index 11.4/100 · 12 incidents (11 at S4+) · 8 of 159 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 9 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Uas

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
General Atomics / U.S. Air Force100%1 of 850.8
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems100%2 of 848.4
Skydweller Aero100%3 of 844.2
Baykar100%4 of 843.4
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions100%5 of 837.9
Turkish Aerospace Industries100%6 of 833.9
Tekever100%7 of 831.8
AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)100%8 of 821.9

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
MQ-9 Reaper (USAF)General Atomics / U.S. Air Force Uasshipping250.8
MQ-9 ReaperGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems Uasshipping248.4
SkydwellerSkydweller Aero Uasresearch144.2
Bayraktar AkıncıBaykar Uasshipping243.4
XQ-58 ValkyrieKratos Defense & Security Solutions Uasearly-access137.9
Anka-3Turkish Aerospace Industries Uasresearch133.9
AR3Tekever Uasshipping231.8
Wing Loong / YilongAVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) Uasshipping121.9
Bayraktar TB2Baykar Uasshipping00.0

Incidents

12 of 12 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S413 Aug 2026General Atomics Aeronautical Systems mission-loss —US lost roughly 25% of MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet during Iran war · 25% of US Reaper fleet (~45 aircraft) lost The Washington Post / Je
S404 Aug 2026Kratos Defense & Security Solutions crash Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USAXQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused · 1 aircraft TWZ
S403 Aug 2026Tekever mission-loss Russia-Ukraine borderTekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forces · 1 UAV (AR3 StormShroud) Euronews
S426 Jul 2026Baykar crash —Bayraktar Akıncı shot down over Yemen (first confirmed combat loss) Defence Security Asia
S404 May 2026Skydweller Aero crash Gulf Of MexicoSkydweller UAS crash attributed to turbulent weather · 1 prototype aircraft (converted Solar Impulse 2) Aviation Week / Popular
S4~Nov 2025General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Yellow Sea, Off South KoreaU.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Off South Korea · 1 aircraft lost CNN / The New York Times
S431 Aug 2025General Atomics Aeronautical Systems crash —MQ-9 Reaper lost in Middle East due to chafed wire · 1 aircraft Air & Space Forces Magaz
S4~Jun 2025Turkish Aerospace Industries crash Konya, TurkeyTAI Anka-3 UCAV prototype lost in hard-landing crash near Konya Aviation Week / Militarn
S4~Jan 2025Baykar crash LibyaBayraktar Akıncı drone crashes in Libya Military Africa
S416 Dec 2024General Atomics / U.S. Air Force crash Mediterranean Sea$13 Million Military Reaper Drone Lost After Propeller Fell Off · $13M aircraft, total loss Business Insider / Air F
S412 Dec 2024AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) crash ChinaYilong-2H drone crashes into Olympic Sports Center in Jingzhou, China Militarnyi
S329 Dec 2020Tekever malfunction Kent, England, UKAAIB report: Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 double engine shutdown near Lydd, Kent GOV.UK / AAIB

Tracked companies shipping Uas

ADASIAERTECAEVEX AerospaceAIRO GroupAVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)Adcom SystemsAero SentinelAeroDroneAeronautics LtdAirRobotAirlogixAlpha Design TechnologiesAlpi AviationAltus LSAArquimeaAsisguardAstral ARAthlon AviaAtobaAurea AvionicsAutonomous Defense Technologies (Swarm Aero)AvibrasAviernAvilusBAE SystemsBRINC DronesBRVANTBaykarBlueBird Aero SystemsBoeingBotLab DynamicsBriech UASC-Astral AerospaceCX2Callen-LenzCando DronesCarbon-Based TechnologyCopterpix ProCreotech InstrumentsDZYNE TechnologiesDarkhiveDeViRoDefSecIntel SolutionsDesert WolfDestinusDhaksha Unmanned SystemsDroplaDuke RoboticsEDGE GroupEFA GroupELI Military SolutionsEMT PenzbergEOS TechnologieEndureAir SystemsEvolve DynamicsFirestorm LabsFlare BrightFlight Technologies (FT Sistemas)Fly BVLOS TechnologyFlyFocusFlyt AerospaceGeneral Atomics / U.S. Air ForceGeneral Atomics Aeronautical SystemsGlobal Industrial & Defence SolutionsGranta AutonomyGreyPoint IndustriesGriffon AerospaceHindustan Aeronautics LimitedHirrus (Autonomous Flight Technologies)Hydra DronesHydra TechnologiesIDS Ingegneria dei SistemiIG Defence (IG Drones)INVAPIntegrated DynamicsIntracom DefenseJohnnette TechnologiesKodiak AIKorea Aerospace IndustriesKratos Defense & Security SolutionsKrattworksKraus Hamdani AerospaceL3Harris TechnologiesLIG Nex1Lehmann AviationLeonardoMARSSMSPMach IndustriesMayman AerospaceMilkorMine KafonMountain Horse SolutionsNeros TechnologiesNewSpace Research & TechnologiesNimbusNordic WingOndas HoldingsOrnadyneOrqaParaZeroParamount GroupPerennial AutonomyPiaggio AerospacePlatform AerospacePrimoco UAVQinetiQRapidFlightRobit TeknolojiRoboticanRotors and CamsRowndSATUMASTARK DefenceSYPAQ SystemsSaabSafranScout AISeeing SystemsSierra Nevada CorporationSilent Falcon UASSilvertone UAVSky Eye SystemsSky TronicSky-HeroSkyborne TechnologiesSkydweller AeroSkyfallSolar Industries IndiaSpartaqsSpearUAVSpirit Aeronautical SystemsStark AerospaceStella TecnologiaSwift BeatSysverve AerospaceTata Advanced SystemsTekeverTerminal AutonomyTheiss UAV SolutionsTitraTop I VisionTurgis GaillardTurkish Aerospace IndustriesUA DynamicsUAVTEKUAVisionUconsystemUkrjetUkrspecsystemsUnmanned Defense SystemsVayudhVeda AeronauticsVestel SavunmaVyriy IndustriesWB Group (WB Electronics)Yugoimport SDPRZiyan UASZone 5 Technologies
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