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by Michael Willoughby Bristol-based startup Vertical Aerospace has revealed flight footage of an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) capable of carrying loads of up to 250kg – the first company in the world […]

by Michael Willoughby Sanford Health, the US health care provider, is looking into the use of drones for hospital deliveries to quickly and efficiently transport small, light items such as medical specimens bound for testing […]

The United States Postal Service is investigating the feasibility of utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones as delivery vehicles for mail as an integrated part of its vehicle delivery fleet, as well as to […]

by Michael Willoughby Food delivery operated by drones first became available in a close-in park in central Japanese city Yokosuko during weekends from September 21 to October 27, according to China Global Television Network. “Tourists […]

by Michael Willoughby A report from the World Economic Forum suggests that medical deliveries might help India lead the world in drone technology. As a minister from the Ministry of Civil Aviation explains in the report […]

by Michael Willoughby Workhorse, an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric-mobility solutions to the transportation sector has partnered with Unmanned Systems Operations Group, a provider of end-to-end, unmanned mobile medical delivery […]

by Michael Willoughby Boeing NeXt‘s EVOTL, designed to carry a payload up to 500 pounds, has been through 90 outdoor test flights, many of flight-forward, the company announced. During a first, three-minute, flight, the cargo […]

by Michael Willoughby UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward announced yesterday that it had received the US’ government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. The company will initially expand its drone […]

by Michael Willoughby A new service, co-run by the Maharashtra government in India, will deliver drugs to remote locations in the region using drones, Forbes India reports. The magazine says the service will likely start next […]

by Michael Willoughby This fall, Wing, FedEx Express, Walgreens, and local retailer Sugar Magnolia will launch a pilot program to make drone delivery available to residents of Christiansburg in Virginia’s New River Valley. The trial […]