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Top 25 Autonomous drone manufacturers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 974 autonomous drone manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 15,486 professional contacts across them, including 3,324 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers autonomous drone 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.

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The 25 largest autonomous drone manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 974 autonomous drone 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 drone 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidencePoway, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0005,525 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
2Strong evidenceSan Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000913 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
3Partial evidencePalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a605 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wing offers drone delivery.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceColumbia, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500394 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TCOM provides a comprehensive suite of autonomous platforms and integrated systems, including tethered aerostat systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), stratospheric and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceSan Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000274 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
6Indirect evidenceHuntsville, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500254 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PDW is a defense technology company building multi-mission aerial robotic systems.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500245 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DZYNE Technologies is a leading innovator in autonomous defense solutions, specializing in the design and development of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceVirginia Beach, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200193 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DroneUp delivers comprehensive integrated framework solutions for UAS operations and airspace sovereignty, serving both regulatory authorities and commercial operators.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceMountain View, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200179 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
10Partial evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200150 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Auterion is a cutting-edge operating system for autonomous computing that empowers a diverse range of autonomous robots to perform high-risk to mundane tasks, deliver goods, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceLindon, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200124 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceAlameda, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200113 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
13Indirect evidenceSan Clemente, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200106 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
14Strong evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-50103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Design and manufacture of essential electronic systems for unmanned vehicles, drones, and UAVs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBothell, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000100 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
16Indirect evidenceHood River, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20098 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Trillium Engineering is the industry-leading provider of actionable imagery for small UAS tactical operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLaconia, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20096 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ePropelled designs and builds a broad array of robust and intelligent propulsion systems for uncrewed vehicles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Partial evidenceSouth Salt Lake, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20091 contacts →

Partial 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
19Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50087 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
20Partial evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20085 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Creating a future where autonomous flight is safe and accessible.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceSalt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20077 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Teal is focused on rebuilding the American drone industrial base.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Strong evidenceBrooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20068 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Easy Aerial develops and manufactures autonomous and remotely operated military-grade drone-in-a-box solutions designed to go above and beyond – even in the most hostile…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceEmeryville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based on a heritage of defense, security and technology innovation, Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Partial evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20061 contacts →

Partial evidence

Drone Nerds provides comprehensive drone solutions for enterprise, private, and recreational needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Partial evidenceWoodinville, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20060 contacts →

Partial 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

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Autonomous drone manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
21.5%Verified-email coverage
15.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
1.8%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
669
11-50
219
51-200
66
201-500
10
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
5
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

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 974 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 drone 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 drone 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 drone 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 drone 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, 3,324 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
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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 drone 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 drone manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 974 autonomous drone 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 drone manufacturers?

Houston leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Austin (15) and Los Angeles (15).

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 3,324 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 974 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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About this data

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.