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Matternet Deal Opens 2,300 Hospitals to a Drone the FAA Hasn't Cleared

Swisslog's TransLogic will sell Matternet's M3 into 2,300 North American hospitals. The M3 has no FAA certificate and no flights before late 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 294 min read

Rendered aerial view of London with a glowing orange band of drone flight paths between Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital

Medical Delivery

Apian Drones Flew 13,000 NHS Items. One Render Shows the Blood Route

Apian rendered two years of blood-sample drone flights between Guy's and St Thomas' as Matternet added Great Ormond Street to London's NHS drone network.

Haye KestelooOct 20

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Matternet M3 Drone Lifts 11 Pounds, Has No FAA Certificate Yet

Matternet unveiled M3, an 11-pound, 10-mile autonomous delivery platform with Dave's Hot Chicken and Apian as launch partners, targeting late 2027 service.

Haye KestelooSep 28

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Matternet to Fly Repair Parts to Technicians, No Launch Date Set

Matternet will fly replacement parts to AVI-SPL field technicians in congested metro areas. No launch date, no city, and no fleet size were disclosed.

Haye KestelooSep 15

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UK Logs 1,672 BVLOS Flights While US Waits on Part 108

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published its Test and Evaluation Annual Report 2025-2026, and the numbers inside are the kind of evidence American operators have been asking the FAA to produce for years. CAP 3266 documents 1,672 distinct BVLOS flights and over 350 flight hours collected from industry partners between October 2024 and March…

Rafael SuárezJun 18

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Matternet Goes Public With $33M Reverse Merger

Matternet closed a $33 million private placement and went public last week through a reverse merger with shell company Los Altos Ventures Corp., now renamed Matternet Inc. The deal makes Matternet the first pure play drone delivery company on U.S. public markets, a milestone the company has been positioning for since landing FAA type certification…

Rafael SuárezJun 6

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Matternet Partners with ANRA Technologies to Scale Urban Drone Delivery Operations

Drone delivery pioneer Matternet is taking steps to expand its urban delivery capabilities through a new partnership with ANRA Technologies, a specialist in unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions. According to CBS News, the collaboration aims to integrate advanced traffic management capabilities into Matternet’s existing drone delivery infrastructure, potentially accelerating

Haye KestelooDec 21

The RQ-4B Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Northrop Grumman, is a potential candidate for deployment at Norway's newly established long-range drone base in Andøya. The accompanying illustration photo is courtesy of NorthropGrumman.com.

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Defense Giant Highlights Complex Path to Safe Drone Delivery Integration

Major questions about airspace safety and integration challenges need to be addressed before drone delivery services can fully take off, according to insights from Northrop Grumman and other key industry players in a recent comprehensive report. Complex Integration Challenges Northrop Grumman’s director of airworthiness and airspace integration, Doug Davis, emphasizes that drone operators must wor

Haye KestelooNov 13

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