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A Valqari delivery drone with black carbon-fiber arms sits atop the company's white smart delivery station outside a Northwestern Medicine building
Drone Delivery

Valqari VQ1600: Eight Weeks To Build, Zero Failed Deliveries

Valqari CEO Ryan Walsh rebuilt his delivery drone in eight weeks after the original couldn't handle Northwestern Medicine's specimen boxes — and the VQ1600 kept the hospital program's record perfect across 303 packages.

An Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone sits on its launch cradle at the Darlington site while a technician in a hi-vis vest walks alongside carrying a control tablet
Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air's UK Bet Faces A December CAA Verdict

Amazon's first drone delivery operation outside the United States flies from Darlington under a CAA trial permission that expires at the end of 2026. What the British regulator decides in December shapes where Prime Air flies next in Europe.

A quadcopter drone hovering in a blue sky above a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue truck with its light bar in the foreground
Drone Delivery

Tampa General Will Fly Whole Blood to Trauma Scenes by Drone

Tampa General Hospital and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue are set to launch the nation's first EMS-driven drone program flying whole blood to trauma scenes in under three minutes, covering 70 square miles of Hillsborough County starting this October.

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone sitting on its launch pad outside the fenced fulfillment center in Papillion, Nebraska
Amazon

Amazon Prime Air Opens Omaha As Walmart Owns The Map

Amazon switched on Prime Air drone deliveries in Papillion, Nebraska, its 11th US market, flying packages under 5 pounds for $2.99 per Prime delivery — while Walmart's store map still defines the race.

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