Testing
A large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the FH-98, made its first night flight and transited between two airports featuring UAV testing in the early morning of June 20, making it China's first drone to transit at night. It is said that the transition has laid the foundation
Testing
RigiTech and its partners, Danish autonomous systems operator Holo and global transport and logistics company DSV, have achieved yet another remarkable feat in the realm of drone delivery, while collaborating on a transport test aimed at supporting the maintenance of offshore wind farms for energy company Ørsted. Building upon the
Regulations
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that Transport Canada has accepted the Company’s declaration for its Canary remote piloted aircraft (“RPA”) to now be operated over people. This is the final milestone in the development of the Canary RPA, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s commitment to
VTOL
The Cargo UAV developed by TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) is being showcased at the Paris Air Show. The initial version of the Cargo UAV, exhibited as a small model, is designed to carry a useful load of up to 50 kilograms. This capacity allows for the transportation of valuable supplies
Transport
Swedish drone transport company Aerit has begun drone delivery services covering select households in Värmdö Kommun. Aerit’s services will offer a range of products including pharmacy goods, groceries, meals, and retail items from stores and restaurants located in Värmdö Köpcentrum. The delivery flights, conducted beyond visual line of sight
Regulations
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced that it has achieved official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“BVLOS”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its Care by Air drone route, marking a significant milestone in the development of its drone delivery capabilities in the healthcare market segment. The
Transport
Wing, the drone delivery subsidiary from Google parent company Alphabet, has shown publicly for the first time the "autoloader" station it expects will make it significantly easier for retailers to send products through the air to customers. The autoloader, announced in March and set to be deployed later
Business
Norwegian drone logistics company Aviant has launched its home delivery service, Kyte, now capable of delivering groceries, takeaway food, and non-prescription medicines to sparsely populated areas and holiday homes in Norway. Additionally, the company has landed an additional €1M of public funding from Innovation Norway to autonomously deliver vital prescription
Transport
Natilus, an innovator in designing and developing new autonomous blended-wing body (BWB) cargo aircraft, and ZeroAvia, the leader in zero-emission commercial aviation, have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop hydrogen-electric engines for the Natilus Kona cargo UAV. ZeroAvia’s ZA600 will be the sole hydrogen-electric propulsion source offered for
Regulations
Matternet has announced that its partner, Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 Cargo airline, received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate the Matternet M2 for commercial delivery. Ameriflight now becomes the second operator in the U.S. approved to operate the Matternet M2. Combined, Matternet and
Business
Siemens Healthineers Middle East, Southern & Eastern Africa and Wingcopter GmbH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and roll out an integrated drone delivery solution to transport various laboratory diagnostics materials as well as other medical supplies in Africa. The combination of Siemens Healthineers’ Laboratory Diagnostics testing
Testing
Skyports Drone Services successfully conducted a landmark medical drone delivery demonstration for Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health. The demonstration comes after Skyports Drone Services successfully obtained Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) permissions from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT). The showcase was conducted for the country’s