Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Drone makers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 5,376 drone makers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 64,489 professional contacts across them, including 11,714 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Chennai the largest hub.
This list covers drone makers worldwide, 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 19, 2026. Country and city lists for drone makers follow the table.
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.
The 25 largest drone makers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 2,777 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “DJI is the global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative drone and camera technology for commercial and recreational use.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 2,006 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,534 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux, Parrot designs, develops and markets a comprehensive range of high-performance micro-drones, purpose-built for Defence Forces, Public Safety, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,279 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 913 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Skydio is the leading U.S-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 772 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 577 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Insitu is an industry-leading provider of information for superior decision making.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 539 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Garuda Aerospace is India's leading & Biggest Drone Tech Startup in India that is focused on developing low-cost drone solutions to optimize industries through accurate data.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 501 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Aeronautics Group is a world leading developer and manufacturer of defense solutions based on Unmanned Aerial Systems and advanced ISTAR systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 494 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT) based in Bengaluru, designs and develops Persistent Drones for Earth Observation and Communications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 489 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AEVEX designs and delivers autonomous precision strike systems to dominate the modern battlespace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 419 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “DroneShield is a global leader in counter-UAS security and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 408 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Raphe mPhibr, Raphe in short, is a hi-tech aerospace company designing and manufacturing comprehensive & customised UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) solutions, tested across terrains…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 390 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company specialising in unmanned systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 362 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Asteria Aerospace Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 331 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Aereo is an Operational Intelligence company that uses AI-powered workflows to transform drone survey data into operational intelligence for Mining, Construction, and Urban…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 274 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 256 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2017, GarudaUAV is a leading next-gen geospatial and engineering services company transforming aerial data into actionable business intelligence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 254 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “PDW is a defense technology company building multi-mission aerial robotic systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 245 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 211 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BotLab Dynamics is one of the world's biggest drone light show company that has delivered 500+ breathtaking drone shows across the globe – including national celebrations, global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 193 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 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 179 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “About Schiebel: Founded in 1951, the Vienna-based Schiebel Group focuses on the development, testing and production of state-of-the-art mine detection equipment and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 174 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since our inception in 2016, Aonic is a leading all-in-one drone solutions provider with a strong presence in South East Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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: drone makers. 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 drone makers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of drone makers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name drone makers. 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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Drone makers worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
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 drone makers, 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.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for drone makers are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “drone makers”. 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 drone makers), 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 drone makers, and records with no verified work email.
- 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, 11,714 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 19, 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.
Drone makers by location
29 lists · largest firstEvery Drone makers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Drone makers based in the United States978
- Drone makers based in India688
- Drone makers based in the United Kingdom237
- Drone makers based in France170
- Drone makers based in Spain157
- Drone makers based in Türkiye148
- Drone makers based in Australia142
- Drone makers based in Brazil142
- Drone makers based in Canada131
- Drone makers based in Germany114
- Drone makers based in the Netherlands93
- Drone makers based in Italy88
- Drone makers based in Poland71
- Drone makers based in Israel61
- Drone makers based in Ukraine54
- Drone makers based in South Africa52
- Drone makers based in Switzerland46
- Drone makers based in Indonesia43
- Drone makers based in the United Arab Emirates43
- Drone makers based in Mexico40
- Drone makers based in Belgium38
- Drone makers based in Saudi Arabia29
- Drone makers based in Denmark28
- Drone makers based in Norway25
Cities
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 drone makers, 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 drone makers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 5,376 drone makers worldwide 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 country has the most drone makers?
The United States leads with 978 companies, followed by India (688) and the United Kingdom (237). Every drone makers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most drone makers?
Chennai leads with 55 headquartered companies, followed by London (50) and Hyderabad (47).
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 11,714 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,376 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 19, 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.