Drone Delivery

Everdrone has announced it will expand its life-saving drone delivery service after receiving special permission from the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The extra operating service will give 200,000 people access to emergency medical drone deliveries.

Cargo drone manufacturer Dronamics has announced its Dronamics Airlines, working with companies in Ireland, Australia, and Canada. The drone cargo deliveries will allow for same-day deliveries using the company’s proprietary cargo drone, the Black Swan.

Indiana-based DRONEDEK is working on a future that will see drone-friendly mailboxes collect your packages for you. The founder Dan O’Toole thought of the idea when he envisioned many scenarios where a package would end up in the front yard, allowing anyone to get to it.

Samsung Electronics Ireland has signed a deal with drone delivery company Manna Aero to deliver its Galaxy phones by drone. The new delivery service is just another in the long list Manna Aero has been setting live throughout Ireland.

A2Z Drone Delivery recently completed the first commercial deployment of its RDS1 drone delivery system with the help of drone services provider DroneUp. The A2Z RSD1 drone was also chosen to make deliveries when Coca-Cola delivered its Coke with Coffee to residents in Coffee County, Georgia.

As drones fill Israel’s skies in the urban air mobility latest trial, news has been shared that the country wants to develop a national AI system in the next two years. The country hopes the system will control and manage all of the drones in the air from a central control room.

Israel’s skies are now filled with delivery drones making 300 flights per day as a part of a larger drone integration trial. The trial aims to see how drones from different manufacturers can communicate with one another for safe flights.

Drone delivery company Flytrex has announced it has secured $9.3 million in funding from venture companies and a technology grant. The funding round saw the company receive $8 million and was led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) and btov.

Network provider O2 is working with drone company Skyfarer to get delivery drones into the air to deliver COVID-19 supplies and blood samples. The two are also working on creating the necessary infrastructure to fly the drones safely.

Local Nepalese company Prokura Innovations is producing drones to facilitate medical deliveries in hard-to-reach areas around the country. The company also focuses on the production of low-cost drones to ensure everyone gets access to healthcare.

Package delivery company GoFor has partnered with Aurora Aerial to deliver packages with drones, to improve delivery times for customers. The deliveries will be trialed in Canada before expanding to the rest of North America.

Drone delivery company Flirtey has begun taking pre-orders for its delivery drones after completing the certification process. The company has also ramped up its production efforts at its Reno, Nevada-based facility to cope with demand for its drones.

Drone Delivery Canada has shared an update on its Condor drone testing after a successful test flight at the Foremost UAS Test Range in Alberta, Canada. The company has been working on its Condor drone for a few years now, ensuring it is flight-ready before making it operational.

Acumen Research and Consulting has released a new report that suggests the medical drone market could hit $643 million by 2027. The reason behind it is the recent advancements in drone technology and the continuing adoption of medical delivery drones worldwide.

Australian drone delivery company Swoop Aero has signed a deal with TerryWhite Chemmart pharmacies in Goondiwindi, Queensland, to deliver medicine to customers within a 130-kilometer (80-mile) radius. The drones are expected to hit the skies in May.

Avidrone Aerospace is set to show off its 210TL dual-rotor drone at IDEX 2021 in Iris Automation’s booth as the drone uses its Casia onboard detect and avoid technology. The show will allow the two companies to find and cut deals with potential clients.

Food delivery company Just Eats has begun offering drone deliveries in Oranmore, located in the county of Galway, Ireland. The drones will deliver food and products from Camile Thai and Tesco, making it perfect for the current pandemic.

Wingcopter, the German company with an innovative eVTOL aircraft, has joined the Flying Labs network as a technology partner. As it states in a news release, “The goal of the partnership is to improve supply chains through locally led cargo drone projects and to equip local talent with the skills to operate Wingcopter’s unmanned systems in long range drone applications, including beyond visual line of sight.” Let’s find out more.

Drone delivery company Flirtey has announced it will work with Vault Health to deliver at-home COVID-19 tests to limit exposure between people and make it more convenient for those far away from test locations.

Israel has announced its plans to put delivery drones to the test this March in a trial that will see 20 drones from five companies hit the sky. The trial will help the companies and the Israeli government work through the regulatory hurdles currently blocking drones.

We are, as always, in a changing world. But few sectors are changing quite as rapidly as commercial and enterprise drones.