Transport
Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery to Expand to Nearly 500 Communities this Year
Amazon Prime Air drone delivery is expanding to nearly 500 cities and towns this year
Transport
Business
Elroy Air Gets $46M US Army Contract
The new agreement builds on previous U.S. Army contracts from the past 2 years and will focus on ensuring the company’s heavy-cargo drone Chaparral can operate alongside service members in contested, austere environments.
Transport
Uber and Zipline Partner on Drone Delivery
Uber to make a strategic investment in Zipline, reinforcing a long-term partnership to accelerate the scale of drone delivery.
Transport
Six Heavy-Lift Drones Worked in Sync to Transport 780 KG Load
The operation was completed in just three minutes
Business
DZYNE Gets $6M Air Force Research Lab Contract for Long Range Grasshopper Autonomous Aerial Delivery System
The effort builds on the mature Grasshopper glider architecture, which has seen extensive operational use delivering up to 500 pounds of critical payload with precision into contested or infrastructure‑limited environments.
Transport
Wing and Walmart Bring Drone Delivery to Florida
Central Florida residents can now choose from thousands of daily essentials at Walmart, including sunscreen, school supplies, electronics and last-minute ingredients delivered directly by Wing drones in as fast as 30 minutes.
Transport
DoorDash Launches DoorDash Air Drone Delivery Program
DoorDash is now a certified air carrier authorized by the FAA to commercially operate our own drone delivery service designed specifically for local commerce
Transport
Manna Announces Major US Expansion
The end goal is to turn Manna Aero into a major U.S. drone delivery operator that competes with Zipline, Amazon, and Google’s Wing, among others.
Events
Meet the DARPA Lift Challenge Teams
Over 120 teams to compete for $6.5 million in prizes and test novel, heavy-lift drone designs
Transport
‘Like a Flying Leaf Blower’ - Amazon Delivery Drones are Too Loud, Fly too Low
Amazon operates drone-delivery programs at two facilities in Oakland County: one in Hazel Park and one in Pontiac.
Transport
Texas Residents Complain About Amazon Prime Air ‘Drone Highway' Overhead
Residents in the town of Richardson say Amazon Prime Air drones are creating frequent noise and raising privacy concerns since launching service in Decembe
Transport
Wing and Walmart Name Seven New Markets for Drone Delivery Service
Expanding the nation’s largest drone delivery network from San Diego to Philadelphia