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UPS has announced a new drone logistics project with Kaiser Permanente, a leading U.S. healthcare provider and nonprofit health plan. The pilot will explore ways UPS Flight Forward could help transport healthcare supplies between buildings at Kaiser Permanente medical campuses in its 39-hospital network. Continue reading
During multinational forces exercises with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the Australian Defense Force (ADF), Zipline successfully forward-deployed to Australia to pilot its life-saving UAS technology. Continue reading
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded the country’s first licence for urban drone deliveries to Chinese tech company Antwork Technology. Continue reading
Electric truck maker Workhorse Inc. is selling its Surefly flying car project to aerospace and defense contractor Moog Inc. for $4 million and forming a joint venture with Moog to boost its truck-based drone delivery efforts. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it has entered into a commercial agreement dated October 22, 2019 with DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, the Canadian arm of the global transport and logistics company DSV Panalpina A/S, to deploy DDC’s drone delivery platform for the use of DSV commencing at its new head office and warehouse in Milton, Ontario. Continue reading
On October 18, in a first for drone delivery in the U.S., Wing is delivered packages, over-the-counter medication, snacks and gifts to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia. Continue reading
The world’s first full-scale air taxi vertiport has been unveiled on Monday at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Singapore. The VoloPort is the outcome of an exciting collaboration between Volocopter, the German urban air mobility and air taxi pioneer, and Skyports, the vertiport developer, owner and operator. Continue reading
Flock has announced that it has become as the exclusive risk partner of Skyports for its drone insurance. The collaborative partnership will enable Skyports to further the development of their drone delivery services, starting with initial ‘Beyond Visible Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights in the UK, Belgium, Sweden and Finland. Continue reading