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Top 25 Autonomous aircraft manufacturers based in the United States

Name: Autonomous aircraft manufacturers based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 436 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 436 autonomous aircraft manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,772 professional contacts across them, including 3,709 with verified work emails. Austin is the largest hub.

This list covers autonomous aircraft manufacturers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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14,772Contacts tracked

3,709Verified emails

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The 25 largest autonomous aircraft manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 436 autonomous aircraft manufacturers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to autonomous aircraft manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	Indirect evidence	Poway, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,525 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.(GA-ASI), we invent and pioneer disruptive technologies for military, security, environmental and civil operations worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Cirrus	Indirect evidence	Duluth, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,592 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cirrus is the global leader in Personal Aviation™.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Skydio	Strong evidence	San Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	913 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Skydio is the leading U.S-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	WISK	Partial evidence	Mountain View, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	670 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wisk is a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying air taxi in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Edge Autonomy	Partial evidence	San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	274 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Edge Autonomy is a leader in providing innovative autonomous systems, advanced optics, and resilient energy solutions to the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	PDW	Indirect evidence	Huntsville, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	254 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PDW is a defense technology company building multi-mission aerial robotic systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Reliable Robotics Corporation	Partial evidence	Mountain View, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Reliable autonomous flight system will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Merlin	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	167 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Merlin is an aerospace and defense technology company building the operating system of record for autonomous flight.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. Esaero	Indirect evidence	San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ESAero, an AV Company, is an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company, specializes in cost-effective development of innovative and advanced concepts, with emphasis…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Neany, INC	Indirect evidence	California, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The North Eastern Aeronautical Company, Inc.(NEANY) is an engineering and research firm delivering advanced aeronautical and unmanned systems solutions to government and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	PYKA	Partial evidence	Alameda, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Swift Engineering	Indirect evidence	San Clemente, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Swift Engineering is a product development company with over 30 years of experience designing and building high performance vehicles, specializing in unmanned systems, autonomy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	3d Robotics	Partial evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Design and manufacture of essential electronic systems for unmanned vehicles, drones, and UAVs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Autel Robotics	Indirect evidence	Bothell, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Autel Robotics provides aerial robotics to the public sector, public safety, enterprise, and commercial operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	RED CAT Holdings	Indirect evidence	South Salt Lake, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a U.S-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Piasecki Aircraft Corporation	Partial evidence	Coatesville, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Piasecki Aircraft Corporation is dedicated to continuing the work of our founder by pursuing the advancement of aviation technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Neros Technologies	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Neros is a defense technology company that builds asymmetric systems to ensure the West’s strategic edge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Near Earth Autonomy	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creating a future where autonomous flight is safe and accessible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Teal Drones	Indirect evidence	Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Teal is focused on rebuilding the American drone industrial base.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Skygrid	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SkyGrid, a Boeing Company, is solving the industry’s biggest challenge of safely integrating uncrewed aircraft into the airspace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, INC	Indirect evidence	Emeryville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based on a heritage of defense, security and technology innovation, Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Aerosapien Technologies	Indirect evidence	Ormond Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Aerosapien Technologies, we stand at the forefront of innovation in electric cargo aviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Drone Nerds	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Drone Nerds provides comprehensive drone solutions for enterprise, private, and recreational needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Freefly Systems	Indirect evidence	Woodinville, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Freefly we have been focused on building the world's most efficient professional drone ecosystem for over a decade.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Maritime Tactical Systems Martac , INC	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MARTAC’s™ objective is to deliver reliable and innovative unmanned products and systems to our military, security, commercial and scientific markets and customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: autonomous aircraft manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names autonomous aircraft manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of autonomous aircraft manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name autonomous aircraft manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Autonomous aircraft manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

25.1%Verified-email coverage

33.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

2.5%Largest-city concentration · Austin

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

232

11-50

136

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 436 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among autonomous aircraft manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “autonomous aircraft manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names autonomous aircraft manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among autonomous aircraft manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,709 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names autonomous aircraft manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many autonomous aircraft manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 436 autonomous aircraft manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, headquartered in Poway, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most autonomous aircraft manufacturers?

Austin leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (10) and San Francisco (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,709 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 436 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.