Category - Delivery by Drone

Startup Manna raises funds for drone deliveries in the UK

Startup Manna raises funds for drone deliveries in the US

Irish startup Manna raises funds for drone deliveries in the US and UK, after successfully delivering groceries, takeaways, and medications to thousands of people in Ireland.

April 30, 2021

Wingcopter’s delivery drone can make three stops per flight

The German manufacturer Wingcopter has launched a new “triple drop” delivery drone that can deliver to three different locations per flight. To this end, the Wingcopter 198 eVTOL has three winch...

April 30, 2021

Category - Delivery by Drone

British postal company transports parcels by drone to remote archipelago

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Startup Manna raises funds for drone deliveries in the US

Irish startup Manna raises funds for drone deliveries in the US and UK, after successfully delivering groceries, takeaways, and medications to thousands of people in Ireland.

April 30, 2021

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Wingcopter

Wingcopter’s delivery drone can make three stops per flight

April 30, 2021

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First Responders

Using drones to deliver supplies in emergency situations

The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue crews are testing the use of drones to deliver supplies in emergency situations to crews and victims.

April 9, 2021

Delivery by Drone Drone Inspection Drones for Good Thermal Drone

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Drones used in search and rescue tests at wind farm in the North Sea

At a wind farm located in the North Sea, drones have been used in search and rescue tests. The trials aim to show how the use of unmanned aircraft can play an important role in the renewables sector.

March 12, 2021

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Golden Hour Award for team using drone to deliver life-saving kidney

The University of Maryland team that used a drone to deliver a life-saving kidney received the Golden Hour Award from the Helicopter Association International. The organ was delivered to save the life of a 44-year-old...

March 12, 2021

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Zipline drone delivers corona vaccines for the first time in Ghana

Zipline drones delivers corona vaccines for first time in Ghana

A great first in the worldwide fight against the coronavirus: in Ghana, a shipment of corona vaccines from AstraZeneca was delivered by Zipline drones to a remote village in the middle of the country in early March. The...

March 10, 2021

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Canadian company demonstrates ultra-quiet drone propellers

On DroneXL you have recently heard and read more and more about a future in which drones transport goods and deliver parcels. But let’s face it: nobody is waiting for the noise that the larger delivery drones make...

February 8, 2021

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Zipline partners with Nigerian state Kaduna to deliver COVID-19 vaccines

Coronavirus

Zipline to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Nigerian state Kaduna

The drone delivery company Zipline has partnered with the Nigerian state Kaduna to deliver COVID-19 vaccines by fixed-wing drone.

February 3, 2021

Delivery by Drone DJI Inspire 2 Drones DroneUp FAA New York

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DJI Inspire drones are used to transport COVID-19 tests in NY

DJI Inspire drones are used to transport COVID-19 test kits between a hospital and a biotech lab in the state of New York. The project is the result of a partnership between Airspace Link and the city of Syracuse.

February 3, 2021

Contraband Delivery by Drone Drones Ohio

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Two Ohio men charged with use drone to drop contraband in prison

A grand jury indicted two Cleveland-area men, who had accused of using a drone to drop contraband, including drugs and cell phones, into the Southwest Ohio prison yard, last summer.

January 28, 2021

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We had someone order a head of broccoli to be delivered by drone

“We had someone order a head of broccoli. Who orders a head of broccoli for drone delivery?” Well, apparently people do and Manna Aero in Ireland was happy to make the delivery happen.

January 27, 2021

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Wingcopter

Wingcopter expands to US, develops next-gen drone with $22M in funding

In a series-A funding round, the German drone start-up Wingcopter raised $22M to expand its operations to the US market and to develop the next-gen drone technology. Since its founding in 2017, the company has come a...

January 26, 2021

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Pfizer wants to distribute COVID-19 vaccines by drone

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has partnered with the NGO WeRobotics to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in hard-to-reach areas. The industrial DJI M300 drone is taken as a starting point. WeRobotics will have the system...

January 26, 2021

Coronavirus Delivery by Drone Drones Swoop Aero United Kingdom

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Swoop Aero and Skyports to offer UK-wide drone delivery service

Australian drone-startup Swoop Aero has partnered with Skyports to create a UK-wide drone delivery service to transport urgent medical supplies and test kits to remote locations and help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 21, 2021

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Autonomous drones deployed by Dragontail Systems to optimize food deliveries

Dragontail Systems Limited announced that the company will deploy autonomous drones to optimize the order and delivery process for well-known restaurants such as Dominos, KFC, and Pizza Hut.

January 20, 2021

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Walmart and Zipline partner to deliver medical supplies by drone

Walmart and Zipline International will partner to use drones to deliver medical supplies in Benton County, AR. A special drone delivery hub will be established at the Walmart Pea Ridge location.

January 5, 2021

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Aviation regulators need to get their acts together

To fully benefit as a society from what drones can bring us, aviation regulators, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) need to get their acts together...

December 29, 2020

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Royal Mail delivers first package by drone to Scottish Isle of Mull

In the United Kingdom, the Royal Mail postal service delivered the first package by drone to the Scottish isle of Mull.

December 16, 2020