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Zipline and the Government of Rwanda have signed an expansion agreement that makes Rwanda the first country to build a nationwide autonomous delivery network. The deal, announced February 5 by Zipline Rwanda, is the first expansion agreement under Zipline‘s $150 million U.S. State Department award. The signing comes as Zipline hits 2 million commercial drone…
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford traveled to Dublin last week to meet with Manna drone delivery founder Bobby Healy at the company’s headquarters. The visit, which also included Avtrain CEO Julie Garland and representatives from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), centered on how European and US regulatory frameworks can work together to scale drone delivery operations.…
British drone manufacturer Windracers is quietly but confidently stretching the limits of what uncrewed cargo aircraft can do, and this time the numbers are hard to ignore. The company has confirmed that its dual use Ultra Mk2 heavy lift drone will soon be capable of flying up to 2,000 kilometers while carrying a 200 kilogram…
Walmart is quietly turning Tampa Bay into a test runway, and this time the landing zone might be your lawn, as reported by Bizjournals. The retail giant has filed plans with Hillsborough County to roll out drone delivery operations at up to seven Walmart stores across the Tampa area, partnering once again with Alphabet owned…
Amazon has halted its plans to run its commercial Prime Air drone delivery operations in Italy, effectively shelving the project after what sounded, on paper, like a very promising start. According to an article from Reuters, Amazon made the layoff call after a “strategic review,” saying the broader business and regulatory environment in Italy does…
Resonia, a major player in India’s power transmission sector, has formed a joint venture with Amber Wings, the drone manufacturing arm of Ubifly Technologies, and the agreement was announced during the Dubai Airshow 2025, as The Stat Times reports. The two companies want to bring next generation heavy lift drones into large transmission projects across…
Pyka has hit a key milestone in the development of its new heavy cargo drone. The California company released video showing its first DropShip airframe running its hybrid propulsion system for the first time. The test took place earlier this month and marked the moment the full power system came together on the aircraft. It…
A fight over the future of work has arrived in the Mission District. As Mission Local reported, DoorDash wants to test delivery drones at a new research site on Folsom Street. The Teamsters Union Local 665 wants the plan stopped. In August, DoorDash leased a warehouse at 1960 Folsom St. to build and test new…
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