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Watch Video: The Zipline “Game-Changer!”

Chris Stonor23 March 2023

evtolinsights.com published a story this week about drone delivery company, Zipline (wait for the overused phrase) “game-changing” new technologies (note the plural). Anyone who has followed the ultimate “drones for good” company, knows how ahead it...

Zipline Unveils NextGen Autonomous Drone Platform, “Very Quiet, Very Precise”

Chris Stonor22 March 2023

Zipline has unveiled its NextGen Autonomous Drone Platform that, the company claims, “provides quiet, fast and precise delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs.” Zipline also says the platform “is practically silent (designed to sound like w...

South Korea: Jeju Island To Begin First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

Chris Stonor21 March 2023

The southern resort of Jeju is at the centre of South Korea’s present trials of both eVTOLs and drones and it was announced this week that the island will host the country’s first commercial drone delivery service, reports koreabizwire.com. The s...

Manna Drone Delivery Announces Investment by Coca-Cola HBC + First U.S Trial in Texas

Chris Stonor20 March 2023

The much-promised leap into the U.S drone delivery market by Irish-based Manna, is happening after a strategic investment by Coca-Cola HBC, reports a press release. The investor is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Through its Ventures...

Wingcopter And ZAL Collaborate On “Hydrogen-Powered Delivery Drones”

Chris Stonor17 March 2023

German-based Wingcopter and The ZAL Centre of Applied Aeronautical Research announced this week a collaboration to explore and develop hydrogen-powered delivery drones, reports a press release. The release explains, “By refitting the battery-powe...

Osaka Expo 2025: “The eVTOL Runners and Riders”

Chris Stonor16 March 2023

japantimes.co.jp broke the news on Tuesday (March 14th) that U.S company Lift had trialled its single-seater Hexa eVTOL over a park in Osaka City described as “The first time in Japan an eVTOL has been piloted from the cockpit.” The website state...

South Africa: Foot in Drone Industry Door with Dragonfly V

Chris Stonor14 March 2023

Cape Town-based FlyH2 first came to prominence in 2015 after winning first prize at South Africa’s Avi Awards for a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Powered by a hybrid power system combining hydrogen with electricity, this has developed to ...

Wing Drone Delivery: “Capable Of Handling Tens Of Millions Of Deliveries For Millions Of Consumers” By Mid 2024

Chris Stonor13 March 2023

Wing drone delivery is adding complex route management and self-loading capability for its drone delivery fleet that will make it "capable of handling tens of millions of deliveries for millions of consumers by mid 2024", says CEO Adam Woodwort...

RigiTech first to begin daily BVLOS drone deliveries in France

Chris Stonor8 March 2023

Drone delivery competition is heating up in Europe as the promise of BVLOS flights across the EU draws ever closer and one manufacturer who has placed a marker down is Swiss-based Rigitech, reports a press release. The company has achieved the ac...

Singapore: SASS, Heron AirBridge, CWT Aerospace collaborate on maritime drone operations

Chris Stonor3 March 2023

The Singapore Association of shipbuilders and Services (SASS), Heron AirBridge and CWT Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week, reports a press release. The aim is to create a maritime drone delivery service to harbour...

Skyports collaborates with South Korean drone company, Marine Drone Tech, primary focus on Maritime Services

Chris Stonor3 March 2023

Skyports announced at the recent Busan Drone Event, a collaboration with South Korean drone company, Marine Drone Tech (MDT), reports a press release. Named Skyports Drone Services Korea, this partnership is to deliver bespoke drone solutions. Local...

Blueflite Secures Sales Option of 40 Medical Delivery Drones From Spright

Chris Stonor23 February 2023

Blueflite announced this week a sales option from Spright, a leading U.S drone services provider, of 40 of its medical delivery drones, reports a press release. An initial four craft will be delivered over the coming months. Spright aims to integ...

Netherlands: LVNL, ANWB and KPN to launch drone flights “via digital highway in the sky”

Chris Stonor22 February 2023

Dutch Air Traffic Control LVNL, Dutch Automobile Association ANWB, and Landline and Mobile Telecommunications company KPN, have joined forces to work towards a common goal – to enable drones and manned aircraft to fly safely through the skies, repor...

Dronamics Raises USD40 million in Pre-Series A Funding For Europe’s First Middle-Mile Drone Delivery

Chris Stonor22 February 2023

Dronamics, “the world’s first cargo drone with a licence to operate in Europe," recently announced it had raised USD40 million in pre-Series A funding from venture capital funds and angel investors across 12 countries, as the company approaches its ...

Ameriflight Signs LOI to Purchase 35 VTOL Sabrewing Air Cargo Drones

Chris Stonor17 February 2023

Ameriflight announced this week a signed letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company, reports a press release. The agreement is for the Rhaegal-A aircraft, also known as “Alpha”. Ameriflight expects to...

Spain: Telefónica accomplishes 5G communication between drones and Smart City

Chris Stonor16 February 2023

Telefónica announced today it has accomplished a first use case in Spain, based on 5G-connection for a successful drone delivery of a package, reports a press release. The main objective was to evaluate how a 5G network “can facilitate the developme...

New Zealand: Swoop Aero receives BVLOS approval for medical drone delivery

Chris Stonor15 February 2023

Australia-based Swoop Aero recently announced it has obtained approval to operate beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) in New Zealand, as it prepares to launch the country’s first Integrated drone logistics network in partnership with Te Whatu Ora He...

India: Drone startup Garuda Aerospace raises USD22M in Series A Funding Round

Chris Stonor15 February 2023

India-based drone startup, Garuda Aerospace, recently raised USD22 million in a Series A Funding Round led by venture capital firm SphitiCap, reports a press release. The company has invested USD12 million with the rest coming from a variety of glob...

UK: Apian, Northumbria Healthcare Advance Automated, on-Demand Drone Delivery of Urgent Clinical Items

Chris Stonor13 February 2023

UK Medical drone startup, Apian Aero, and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, are collaborating to explore the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to carry chemotherapy drugs, blood samples and other items between sites, reports a...

America: Walmart to Ramp Up Drone Delivery By Using Multiple 5G Carriers

Chris Stonor2 February 2023

The major U.S retailer, Walmart, says it is looking to ramp up its drone delivery service during 2023 by using multiple 5G carriers, reports dronexl.com, after successfully completing more than 6,000 deliveries last year. At present, Walmart is c...

Sweden: Everdrone Extends Project of Life-Saving Delivery of Defibrillators For Cardiac Victims

Chris Stonor31 January 2023

Recently, Sweden-Based Everdrone was given the go-ahead by officials from the region of Västra Götaland to extend its “First on Scene Solutions” to rapidly deliver life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for cardiac victims, reports a pr...

Island of Jersey Plans eVTOL Services as part of UK Government Trial

Chris Stonor31 January 2023

Jersey has a future vision. A vision which encapsulates drones being deployed for search-and-rescue operations and fisheries patrols leading later to eVTOLs flying people between the Channel Islands, reports jerseyeveningpost.com. A delegation from ...

Blueflite Drone Delivery: “Ask-Me-Anything” Session Friday, January 27th

Chris Stonor26 January 2023

U.S-based Blueflite Drone Delivery, founded in 2018, is holding a virtual “Ask-Me-Anything” (AMA) session this Friday, January 27th at 10 am (EST), reports a press release. The public is encouraged to jump online and ask questions to Blueflite’s co-...

AeroX Begins Statewide AAM Weather Study in North Carolina

Chris Stonor25 January 2023

AeroX has iniated in North Carolina, a weather study for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in collaboration with low-altitude weather specialist, TruWeather Solutions, reports a press release. This U.S study is to assess weather conditions across the Stat...