Connecticut based drone manufacturer Aquiline Drones (AD) is partnering with logistics firm VyrtX to create an innovative and life-saving medical delivery service for human organs and tissues using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
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Seattle to Get Cannabis Delivery Drones
Seattle based GRN Holdings announced plans to launch a cannabis delivery service in February or March in the greater Seattle area. Continue reading
EmbraerX and Elroy Air to Collaborate on Unmanned Air Cargo
EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, announced its expansion into the commercial air cargo market, via a collaboration agreement with Elroy Air, at CES 2020. This collaboration will allow the companies to accelerate the unmanned air cargo market worldwide, leveraging Embraer’s 50 years of industry experience with Elroy Air’s bold new developments in autonomous aircraft systems Continue reading
India to Start BVLOS Test Flights
India will soon conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights of drone systems for the creation of last-mile air delivery connectivity in the country. Continue reading
Japan Aerospace Exploratory Agency and Yamato Team on Cargo Pod for eVTOL Aerial System
Concept art of the PUPA 8801 in use
Japan Aerospace Exploratory Agency (JAXA), and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. announced their collaboration on cargo pod for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial system. The two organizations have worked together in designing and evaluating the aerodynamic shape of the PUPA 8801 heavy-size eVTOL cargo pod concept.
Plextek Partners with Griff Aviation on Heavy Lift Autonomous Drones
UK engineering and design consultancy Plextek is partnering with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) specialist, Griff Aviation, to put micro radars and sensors on its innovative heavy lifting drones. Griff is developing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) designed to carry payloads up to 250kg for a wide range of applications including moving building equipment and materials across harsh terrains including mountainous and forested landscapes. Continue reading
Elroy Air Launches Autonomous Cargo Drone
Elroy Air on Dec. 16 announced the release of the Chaparral, an unmanned hybrid electric aircraft capable of carrying up to 300 pounds of cargo over 300 miles without the need for airports. Continue reading
Iran Starts Postal Drone Services
The Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has unveiled a plan to use unmanned aerials vehicles as a new way to deliver mail in the country. Continue reading