Aerial Vehicle Detection ML Frameworks

ML projects for detecting aircraft, drones, and UAVs in aerial/satellite imagery using CNNs and YOLO variants. Does NOT include general object detection frameworks, maritime/underwater detection, or non-detection aerospace applications.

There are 47 aerial vehicle detection frameworks tracked. 2 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is PatBall1/detectree2 at 66/100 with 238 stars and 249 monthly downloads.

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#	Framework	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	PatBall1/detectree2 Python package for automatic tree crown delineation based on the Detectron2...	66	Established	238	Python
2	Call-for-Code/DroneAid Aerial scout for first responders. DroneAid uses machine learning to detect...	51	Established	138	HTML
3	S-Khos/Deep-Learning-for-Aircraft-Recognition A CNN model trained to classify and identify various military aircraft...	33	Emerging	28	Jupyter Notebook
4	snehitvaddi/Animal-Poacher-Detection-and-Alerting-System A Deep Learning approach for detecting poachers in wildlife in real-time....	28	Experimental	6	Jupyter Notebook
5	kbhujbal/GeoIntel-satellite_military_asset_classification_CNN 🛰️ SAHI-powered satellite reconnaissance system for detecting military...	28	Experimental	7	Python
6	talisma-cassoma/UnderWaterDrone-D-OceanLab D≈OceanLab is a underwater drone for Research purposes, it films and...	27	Experimental	10	Jupyter Notebook
7	JSLEE-0703/Yolov8-drone-detection This project integrates MobileViTv3 into YOLOv8 for UAV-based object...	27	Experimental	5	Jupyter Notebook
8	MariaCarolinass/urban-disaster-monitor YOLOv11-based object detection for civilians, rescuers, and animals in...	22	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
9	felixdmv/TFG_Search-Rescue Artificial vision system for detection of people in natural environments...	22	Experimental	1	Python
10	Mohd-Abdul-Rafay/small-object-detection-visdrone Small Object Detection in Dense UAV Imagery using YOLOv8-L with Structured...	22	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
11	Etele8/pico-algae Deep learning pipeline for pico-algae detection in fluorescence microscopy...	22	Experimental	—	Python
12	robmarkcole/kaggle-ships-in-satellite-imagery-with-YOLOv8 Applying YOLOv8 to Kaggle Ships in Google Earth dataset	20	Experimental	13	Jupyter Notebook
13	Md-Ali-Azad/VisuCeram Research Materials for Advanced YOLO-based Object Detection	20	Experimental	1	—
14	abhishek-rabidas/Animal-Intrusion-Detection-System-AIDS- Final year project on Animal Intrusion Detection System which is a Deep...	20	Experimental	14	Go
15	yuki-2025/CV_AircraftDetection Military Aircraft Detection ( Image and Video) Yolov8	18	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
16	ablanco1950/Drone-Detection_Yolov10 From dataset...	17	Experimental	6	Python
17	Pickle1432/Military-Aircraft-Detection ✈️ Detect military aircraft using advanced CNN models, optimized with...	16	Experimental	2	HTML
18	ronibandini/drone-detection Maker devices for drone detection and identification	16	Experimental	2	—
19	eadali/PiSAR PiSAR: Pipeline for Aerial Search and Rescue	15	Experimental	6	Python
20	ComputerVision804/HawkWatch Drone YOLO Object Detection 📦🛩️ This repository contains a full pipeline for...	15	Experimental	5	Python
21	phongnhhn92/-Qualcomm-AI-Contest-2017-Remote-Marker-based-tracking Remote Marker based tracking for accurate drone landing for the 2017...	15	Experimental	1	Java
22	Yash4616/Object_Detection_-_Semantic_Segmentation This project implements an end-to-end pipeline for two computer vision tasks...	14	Experimental	—	—
23	Vijendrachar-Mulgund/drone-search-and-rescue This MSc Dissertation project implements a framework tailored for Search and...	14	Experimental	1	—
24	parkqdev/Aerial-civilian-detection Civilian detection system using drone vision and deep learning. Trained with...	14	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
25	iamyadavabhishek/anomaly-detection-in-SAR-imagery Anomaly detected using aerial imagery can be of many types like unknown ship...	14	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
26	eadali/MACOW MACOW: Maritime Collision Warning System	14	Experimental	4	Python
27	Trotts/antarctic-benthic-organism-detection Code for Automated Detection of Antarctic Benthic Organisms in...	14	Experimental	4	Python
28	AmerJabban1/RailAI-Vision RailAI-Vision: Real-Time Railway Environment Perception Framework	14	Experimental	3	Python
29	eldenpark/dock-defenders Micro-UAV defense system for aircraft carriers in foreign ports in peacetime	14	Experimental	1	TypeScript
30	aishwaryagm1999/Sanjeevani-AI_Based-Real-Time-Wildlife-Poaching-Detection-System SANJEEVANI is an AI-based wildlife protection system that detects poaching...	14	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
31	dgandiaga/fighter-jet-classification Webscrap a dataset of the 5 most ordered models of fighter jets in 2025....	14	Experimental	—	Python
32	t-pegors/sar-object-detection SAR ship detection MLOps portfolio — comparing YOLOv8, RT-DETR, and Faster...	14	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
33	egshkim/SAR-ShipDet-Dataset-Processor A unified tool for processing various SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) ship...	13	Experimental	7	Python
34	PranavU-Coder/arrow_detection for general CV-purposes & simulations {click on website for full access of...	13	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
35	SadhaSivamx/Boar-Hunting-YOLOv8 YoloV8-based boar detection system with Arduino-triggered buzzer for...	13	Experimental	6	Jupyter Notebook
36	komorra/ACA Augmented Classifier Attack	12	Experimental	3	Jupyter Notebook
37	ArdaBakici/Teknofest-UYZ-2022 Codes of the team DetectionByAI for the Teknofest Competition Artifical...	12	Experimental	4	Python
38	karl-gardner/droplet_detection Deep Learning Detector for High Precision Monitoring of Cell Encapsulation...	12	Experimental	14	Python
39	akhilchibber/Airplane-Detection Deep learning based Airplane Detection	11	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
40	AbdulhalikAkdeniz/Aircraft-Classification-DeepLearning A project for aircraft image feature extraction and classification using the...	11	Experimental	2	MATLAB
41	nabeelmohd-dev/Poaching-Detection-YOLOv8 AI-powered Wildlife Conservation system using YOLOv8 and Streamlit. Features...	11	Experimental	—	Python
42	mrcsgh/Airplanes-detection-satellite-images This repository contains all what I have used to create my own dataset and...	11	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
43	null-jones/naip-aircraft NAIP Derived dataset for aircraft detection models	11	Experimental	—	QML
44	harshjuly12/AI-Driven-Marine-Vessel-Detection-Using-Satellite-Imagery AI-driven marine vessel detection leverages satellite imagery and machine...	11	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
45	Sannidhi20040/drone-georeferencing Real-time drone object detection & GPS georeferencing system using YOLOv8....	11	Experimental	—	JavaScript
46	alexneilgreen/ACAI-YOLOv8 Submodule of Aircraft Classification from Arial Imagery. This is the work of...	10	Experimental	1	Python
47	agneya-1402/Aircraft_Detector This project implements an Aircraft Detector using YOLOv8 to detect aircraft...	10	Experimental	1	Python