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A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc, developer of commercial drone delivery solutions, has released its new flagship delivery drone, the RDSX Pelican. The new Pelican leverages a hybrid VTOL airframe with no control surfaces to combine the reliability and flight stability of a multirotor platform, with the extended range of a fixed …

DroneUp, the drone delivery company that Walmart uses, has announced a major push to make beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights safer. DroneUp has partnered with Iris Automation, a developer of AI-based vision technology for crewed and uncrewed aircraft to prevent airborne collisions. Together, these firms will install …

Riverside has announced a new partnership with DroneUp, Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) at Old Dominion University (ODU), the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) to begin delivering prescription medications to patients who live on the Eastern Shore and adjacent Tangier Island. In …

Much of the conversation surrounding delivery drones has focused on getting products to consumers. Amazon has made some advances in this space, as has Walmart. But retailers aren’t the only entities exploring the full spectrum of this kind of technology. Earlier this year, the U.S. military successfully tested a new …

Zipline unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company’s next generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves), and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile …

The new jet-powered Banshee drones can fly with a speed of up to 400mph. Credit: LPhot Barry Swainsbury/UK Royal Navy. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has received new jet-powered Banshee Jet 80+ remotely-piloted air systems (RPAS) from defence technology company QinetiQ. Following the delivery of drones, the RN has formed …

wiss drone manufacturer RigiTech becomes the first to operate a full regular BVLOS (Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight) route and makes drone delivery a reality in France. Starting with their first approved route linking Bourgoin-Jallieu to Tignieu-Jameyzieu, RigiTech has begun daily flights between laboratories, using its long-range drone, the Eiger.  Specifically designed to ensure cold-chain transportation …

An autonomous drone, controlled by FlightOps multi-drone operating system, recently performed Israel’s longest autonomous medical equipment delivery via air. The drone, which operated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), successfully carried blood units over approximately 15.5 miles (25 km).  In partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Health’s Medical Centers Division, …

Newsfrom Japan Economy Technology Jan 27, 2023 10:53 (JST) Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)–Telecommunications company KDDI Corp. <9433>, map maker Zenrin Co. <9474> and others in Japan launched a drone delivery service using U.S. aerospace company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet access service in Chichibu, a mountainous city in the eastern …

Amazon plans the largest headcount reduction in its history, slashing 18,000 jobs to improve financials. Continue reading below, or listen: Unfortunately, just as it is getting off the ground, Amazon drone delivery layoffs will hit the Prime Air team. The Prime Air drone delivery team has been in the headlines …