Medical/pharmaceutical transport

New Report: Recent DroneUp trials transporting medical supplies during pandemic very favourable

Two months ago, DroneUp conducted a series of tests where drones transported medical supplies under varying conditions, reports govtech.com. A new report on the trials offers insights about communication, equipment and procedures which shows that […]

Cargo and logistics

Drone Delivery Canada announces new Sparrow functionality – opens further market opportunities

Drone Delivery Canada Corp.(DDC) is pleased to announce new Sparrow functionality that opens further healthcare, commercial and residential use cases, according to uasweekly.com. The Company has successfully engineered and tested new payload drops for the […]

Cargo and logistics

Wilhelmsen inks agreement with Singapore F-Drones for delivery of 3D printed spares to ships at anchorage

Wilhelmsen Marine Products division is aiming to deliver 3D printed spare parts to ships by drones under a new agreement with Singapore’s F-drones , according to seatrade-maritime.com. Wilhelmsen has inked an MOU with F-drones, which […]

Research

Feds pay Texas State researchers USD280,000 for drones “to quickly locate dead bodies and human remains”

The Department of Justice has awarded a USD280,000 grant to Texas State University’s Forensic Anthropology Centre to employ drones to speed up the discovery of dead bodies and human remains “in both urban and rural areas”, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium extends total funding to USD375 million with new investment from Baillie Gifford

Lilium has secured USD35 million in funding from the investment management firm Baillie Gifford, bringing the German eVTOL developer’s total investment to date to more than USD375 million, reports eVTOL.com. Based in Scotland, Baillie Gifford […]