On Friday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is gearing up to propose rules expanding drone use for deliveries and other services, a potential turning point for the U.S. drone industry. Speaking after touring…
Welcome to Weekly UAS News Update! We have five stories for you this week. As we hit our 300th week, we’ll cover Wingcopter‘s new LiDAR unit, a Baltimore man facing felonies for flying over NFL games, the PYKA Pelican 2…
Wingcopter, the German drone manufacturer behind the FAA certification-pending Wingcopter 198, announced its expansion into long-range LiDAR surveying solutions at Geo Week 2025 in Denver, Colorado. The company’s proven EVTOL platform will now carry advanced laser scanning systems designed for…
UNICEF is leveraging Drone Technology to overcome infrastructure challenges and deliver essential supplies to remote communities, transforming humanitarian aid delivery in hard-to-reach areas. According to UNICEF’s report, the organization has been using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones,…
In a groundbreaking move, Wingcopter, a German company specializing in unmanned electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) delivery drones, has applied and received acceptance for opening the type certification process of its Wingcopter 198 delivery drone in Japan. This reportedly…
Bridging the Rural Supply Gap with Drone Technology In Michelstadt, Germany, the Wingcopter LieferMichel pilot project has been a game-changer in the delivery landscape, combining Drone Technology with cargo bike services to cater to the residents’ needs. In a recent…
A Leap Forward in Local Supply Residents of Michelstadt, served by the Wingcopter’s LieferMichel pilot project, have started the year with a promising development in drone delivery services. The project, initially focused on small errands, has now expanded to include…
Detroit’s iconic Michigan Central Station, a relic of a bygone era, is now at the forefront of technological innovation as Ford, through its subsidiary Michigan Central, aims to revitalize the area and revolutionize package delivery. Partnering with Michigan’s Department of…
DJI, a tech giant traditionally known for aerial surveillance drones, has marked its official entry into the delivery and logistics market. The China-based company announced the launch of the FlyCart 30, its pioneering carrier drone. This drone is not just…
On June 1, 2023, Siemens Healthineers Middle East, Southern & Eastern Africa partnered with German drone service provider Wingcopter GmbH. They inked a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Africa’s first integrated drone delivery solution for medical supplies. This initiative seeks…
In a world defined by rapid technological advancements, Wingcopter is spearheading the drone delivery revolution. The German startup, which specializes in drone delivery, recently secured a hefty €40 million (around $44 million) investment from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This…
While Jeff Bezos infamously stated in 2013 that drone deliveries would be commonplace by 2018, we are only now seeing Amazon Prime Air take off in College Station. The Aerial Perspective Drone deliveries were said to change the way people…
As the European Union is becoming more drone-friendly, Wing, a subsidiary of Google, will begin drone deliveries in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to bring this service to more European communities. In Ireland, the Wing drone delivery business will go up…
American supermarket chain Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to reach four million new households in six states (really?). Together with its partner, DroneUp, Walmart expects to make more than a million drone deliveries per year. The cost to…
The German company Wingcopter will supply 12,000 delivery drones for a drone-based transport network in Africa. To this end, the company has entered into a partnership with Continental Drones. Over the next five years, the drones will be deployed in…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, marking an important milestone in the type certification process in the United States. Wingcopter, a pioneer in German drone delivery, is thrilled to announce…
German Airways parent company Zeitfracht Group has entered into a partnership with drone manufacturer Wingcopter, with the aim of deploying unmanned aircraft worldwide for offshore drone delivery to wind farms and sailing ships. The drones will be deployed from the…
Today, we learn that the Wing drone delivery service expands to Frisco and Little Elm in Texas. The residents of Frisco and Little Elm will be among the first people in the US, after Christiansburg, VA, to experience the Wing…
The German drone delivery startup Wingcopter is teaming up with UAV LATAM, a Latin American company with more than 10 years of experience in the Drone Industry. Drone delivery operations through partnership Through this partnership Wingcopter will work together with…
German drone company, Wingcopter signed a $16M contract with medical flight service provider Spright, which is currently building a health care drone delivery network across the US with more than 300 locations. Spright signed a purchase agreement with Wingcopter worth…
Wingcopter has received a strategic investment from Expa, a worldwide network of startup founders that supports entrepreneurs via knowledge, access, and financing.
The German manufacturer Wingcopter has launched a new “triple drop” delivery drone that can deliver to three different locations per flight. To this end, the Wingcopter 198 eVTOL has three winch systems operating independently of each other. In total, the…
In a series-A funding round, the German drone start-up Wingcopter raised $22M to expand its operations to the US market and to develop the next-gen Drone Technology. Since its founding in 2017, the company has come a long way with…
After successful recent trials, the delivery of urgent medical supplies and samples by drone will be expanded from the Scottish islands later this year.
Wingcopter has been named as a finalist in the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The Germany-based manufacturer of autonomous delivery drones was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of six finalists…
The international medical team that accomplished the world’s first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community described the project in an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in the Journal of the Endocrine…
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