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In a major development for the BMT SPARO project, the British Army’s Futures Directorate has provided funding to build, supply and demonstrate the latest prototype for UK medics who took part in Project CONVERGENCE, the premier US Army experimentation exercise in March. Continue reading
Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, has just become the first company in history to complete one million commercial drone deliveries to customers. If Zipline’s autonomous software was a human pilot, it would have already spent more than 120 years flying in the air. Continue reading
A new large drone model built by Aviation Industry Corp of China, the country’s leading aircraft manufacturer, has entered the flight-test phase and will carry out its first flight soon, according to the State-owned conglomerate. Continue reading
Wendy’s is starting a new drone delivery program in Christiansburg, Virginia on Thursday, where residents will be able to choose airflight as an option on DoorDash. Autonomous drones from Wing will fly 65 mph while holding Bacanotors, Frosties, and other items before gently dropping them onto the front lawn of a customer. Continue reading
People living in part of Sweden will soon be receiving food deliveries by aerial drone. The service, which utilizes multicopters that look rather like old-timey milk transportation cans, may subsequently be introduced throughout the country and beyond. Continue reading
Omni Táxi Aéreo, Brazilian affiliate of Omni Helicopters International (OHI), a major Latin America air mobility solutions provider, announced that it has been awarded two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles on offshore missions. Continue reading
SkyDrop Founder Matthew Sweeney announced on LinkedIn that the company is closing down: Continue reading
RigiTech, the Swiss drone delivery company, has announced the addition of Medical Drone Service as a new operator using the advanced Eiger drone model to bolster healthcare services. Continue reading