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Top 25 Drone autonomy software companies based in the United States

Name: Drone autonomy software companies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 400 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 400 drone autonomy software companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,133 professional contacts across them, including 2,537 with verified work emails. San Francisco is the largest hub.

This list covers drone autonomy software companies 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 28, 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 drone autonomy software companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 400 drone autonomy software companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drone autonomy software companies: 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 28, 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 28, 2026
2	Shield AI	Indirect evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	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 28, 2026
3	Skydio	Strong evidence	San Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
4	Forterra	Partial evidence	Clarksburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Edge Autonomy	Partial evidence	San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
6	PDW	Indirect evidence	Huntsville, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	254 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PDW is a defense technology company building multi-mission aerial robotic systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Dzyne Technologies	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	245 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 28, 2026
8	Droneup	Indirect evidence	Virginia Beach, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	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 28, 2026
9	Reliable Robotics Corporation	Partial evidence	Mountain View, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
10	Merlin	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
11	Auterion	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	150 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 28, 2026
12	Havocai	Partial evidence	Providence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Havoc is the leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	RED CAT Holdings	Partial evidence	South Salt Lake, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	91 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 28, 2026
14	Near Earth Autonomy	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creating a future where autonomous flight is safe and accessible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Easy Aerial INC	Strong evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	68 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 28, 2026
16	Dronesense, INC	Strong evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Strong evidence “DroneSense, now part of Versaterm, is a pioneering software development company dedicated to revolutionizing public safety through the power of drone technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Skygrid	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
18	Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, INC	Indirect evidence	Emeryville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
19	Drone Nerds	Partial evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Drone Nerds provides comprehensive drone solutions for enterprise, private, and recreational needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Freefly Systems	Partial evidence	Woodinville, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	60 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 28, 2026
21	Maritime Tactical Systems Martac , INC	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
22	Neya Systems	Partial evidence	Warrendale, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Partial evidence “From military applications to mining exploration, Neya Systems develops advanced autonomous solutions to navigate unknown terrain while avoiding obstacles and precisely tracking…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Autonomoustuff	Partial evidence	Morton, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Enabling the future of autonomy We provide the world's best autonomy-enabling technologies and world class services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Inspired Flight Technologies INC	Indirect evidence	San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in San Luis Obispo, California, Inspired Flight Technologies designs and manufactures secure, high-performance unmanned aircraft systems built for operators who demand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Exyn Technologies	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Exyn is pioneering autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied environments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: drone autonomy software companies. 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 autonomy software companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drone autonomy software companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drone autonomy software companies. 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 autonomy software companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

18.0%Verified-email coverage

35.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.8%Largest-city concentration · San Francisco

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

203

11-50

135

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 400 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 drone autonomy software companies, 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 “drone autonomy software companies”. 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 autonomy software companies), 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 autonomy software companies, 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, 2,537 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 28, 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 drone autonomy software companies, 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 autonomy software companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 400 drone autonomy software companies 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 drone autonomy software companies?

San Francisco leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Austin (13) and San Diego (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 2,537 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 400 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 28, 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.