North Dakota Advanced Air Mobility and Drone Survey Tallies 27 Entities, About $159.5 Million in Committed Funding
Why It MattersNorth Dakota's drone and advanced air mobility activity is concentrated in publicly funded programs, with a federal medical-delivery trial adding to a sector where several entries remain in planning or unverified.
An entity-by-entity survey of North Dakota's advanced air mobility and drone sector, updated November 8, 2026, lists 27 companies, programs and facilities, each with a status and the date it was last verified. The great majority are active, two are in planning, and two could not be confirmed.
The update adds Project RuralReach, a federally funded University of North Dakota drone trial that included a medical delivery flight from Williston to Watford City on July 24, 2025. The funding table gains two rows, including a $150,000 federal award to the project company, and the committed funding across the sector comes to about $159.5 million.
