A proposed drone reward is not a drop table
The Patrol Drone→AI Core idea is a community/economy proposal. The supplied search did not establish a drone loot row, health value or reset rule. The absence of a row in a subset also does not prove a universal zero-drop rule.
The acquired craft route
| AI Core ingredient | Quantity per one core |
|---|---|
| Computer | 5 |
| Soralite Ingot | 10 |
| Thermal Core | 2 |
| Ancient Civilization Core | 1 |
Why the incentive matters
A material reward would change the patrol from a threat to a farm target. Reliable crafting demand gives the proposal its appeal, but an uncapped high-value drop could reward repeatedly triggering an intended stealth penalty. A reward design needs reset, exploit and multiplayer rules before a quantity can be sensible.
A bounded proposal
As editorial analysis, a small capped salvage reward or an achievement/cleared-patrol state could acknowledge the fight without creating the dominant core farm. Those are suggestions, not patch notes. Use the real AI Core recipe and acquisition pages for a present crafting project; do not hunt drones expecting a promised payout.