Cargo and logistics

On the week of 27 April, Dr Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the (US) Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, will officially launch Agility Prime, the US Air Force program to accelerate the growth […]

The Tokyo Metro are using drones to inspect the upper sections of train tunnels to great effect reports DigitalTrends.com . Instead of using scaffolding and elevating platforms that take time to set up, the drones […]

“ORBS” AKA “Organic Resupply Buses” are on the radar of the US Military who want vertical-lift aircraft to assist them in a diversity of future missions whilst offering a first-mover advantage. According to the Defense […]

Renew Biz reports that Orsted, Siemens Gamesa and Esvagt are developing a solution to deliver spare parts and tools from service operations vessels (SOVs) to turbines using drones. According to the news website: “The three […]

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS), Merck and drone manufacturer Wingcopter are designing and testing the use of delivery drones for inter-site logistics operations at Merck. The project, which is the first of its […]

by Michael Willoughby SkyDrive, the flying-car developer, has successfully launched test flights of a cargo drone. The first operational testing took place earlier in December in Toyota City, Japan. It was carried out to test […]

by Michael Willoughby Elroy Air has announced the release of the Chaparral, an unmanned hybrid-electric aircraft capable of carrying up to 300 pounds of cargo over 300 miles without the need for airports, the company […]

by Michael Willoughby DB Digital Ventures, Deutsche Bahn’s vehicle for fostering new digital business models, is investing in Skyports. The young UK company intends to grow the industry for transporting goods and passengers using innovative […]