US aviation regulator grants approval for Amazon to expand its drone delivery service beyond 'visual line of sight'
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Alphabet’s Wing Unveils Larger Drone For Bigger Payloads
Bigger drone for larger deliveries. New Wing drone can carry 2.3kgs, cruise at 65mph, with a 12 mile range
Amazon Drones Begin Medicine Deliveries In Texas
Customers of the Amazon Pharmacy service can now receive certain prescription medications via drone delivery in Texas
Amazon Loses Two Key Drone Delivery Executives – Report
Two key executives in Amazon's drone delivery operation have reportedly left, in another setback for delivery venture
Royal Mail Begins UK’s First Drone Delivery Postal Service
No more postman Pat? Drone service begins to deliver post and other items in the remote Orkney Islands, off Scotland
Amazon Begins ‘Prime Air’ Drone Deliveries In California, Texas
Drones for Amazon Prime Air began making Christmas deliveries for two communities in California and in Texas
Geneva Police Ground Drone Busting Eagles
Where eagles no longer dare. Switzerland cancels its drone busting eagle duo, over uncertain success rates and safety concerns
Royal Mail Drones To Aid Postal Deliveries To Remote Locations
The Royal Mail is to increase the use of drones to assist in the delivery of the post to remote communities in the United Kingdom
Autonomous Drone Saves The Life Of Heart Attack Victim
A man is Sweden is alive thanks to the speedy arrival of flying medical drone that carried and delivered vital life-saving equipment
Alphabet’s Wing Begins Drone Deliveries In Texas
Drone specialist Wing partners with Walgreens in the US to begin deliveries in major metropolitan areas, starting in Texas
Bird Attack Forces Google To Suspend Drone Deliveries
Angry birds! Google Wing delivery drones in the Australia capital of Canberra have been grounded after being attacked by ravens
US To Permit Drone Operations Over Homes, Plus Night Flights
Significant development in the US for the future of drone operations will allow flights over homes, and operations at night
Amazon Sacks Staff At Drone Division – Report
Has Amazon's ambitions to build its own inhouse drones crashed and burned? Retail giant lays off staff and turns to outside specialists
Tesco To Trial Drone Delivery Service
Late to the party? UK's biggest supermarket Tesco to trial drone deliveries for small basket-sized shops in southern Ireland
Amazon Gains FAA Drone Delivery Approval
Critical certificate issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nudges actual Amazon drone deliveries one step closer
Amazon To Start Drone Deliveries ‘Within Months’
Amazon unveils latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, after it finally gains FAA approval
Google Wing Drones Gain FAA Approval For US Home Deliveries
FAA grants permission for Wing drones to deliver to homes in Virginia in the coming months
Google’s Wing Drones To Begin Deliveries In Australia
Google claims launch of world's first commercial drone delivery service in the land down under
Google Wing Drones To Begin European Testing in 2019
The drones are coming. Google to test drone delivery service in Finland, after Aussie trials
Amazon Plots ‘Airship Warehouse’ For Drone Deliveries
Patent reveals plan to create ''airborne fulfilment centres' or 'flying warehouses' to act as mothership for drones
Amazon Wins UK Government Approval For Drone Tests
A cross-governmental team, supported by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority, will aid Amazon in its delivery drone research