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Dronamics cargo drone Wing partners

with DoorDash,
takes first flight Mirvac for drone

delivery in

ronamics, the world’s greener and more afford- the Dronamics ground Queensland
Dfirst cargo drone airline, able way to deliver goods, control station.
announced today the Dronamics is on a mission “Since the day we first
successful completion of its to enable same day delivery imagined what the Black Swan
first full flagship test flight, for everyone, everywhere. aircraft could look like, we’ve
the Black Swan, at Bulgaria’s This significant milestone worked towards this flight.
Balchik airport, demonstrating is the culmination of months Today we’ve made history and
the potential for the logistics of ground testing and are proud to have demonstrat-
industry to improve efficiency subscale flights. The Black ed the validity of our drone
in product delivery. Swan aircraft was remotely technology,” said Konstantin
Born out of two broth- piloted by two commercial Rangelov, Co-Founder and ing, the California
ers’ desire to find a quicker, airline pilots from CTO of Dronamics. Wbased drone delivery
company has announced the
launch of its first drone delivery
service in the City of Ipswich,
Queensland this week with
DoorDash and Mirvac.
The new service at Mir-
vac’s Orion Springfield Cen-
tral shopping centre makes it
possible for local restaurants
and retailers using Door-
Dash’s platform and Wing’s
delivery drones to provide
food and essentials to the
Natilus selects ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines surrounding communities via
`DoorDash Air`.
Wing delivery drones,
atilus and ZeroAvia located on the roof of Mirvac
Nannounced a strategic Orion Springfield Central, col-
partnership to jointly develop lect a package from the load-
hydrogen-electric engines for ing area, rise to a safe cruis-
the Natilus Kona cargo aircraft. ing height, and then travel
“ZeroAvia’s ZA600 will be directly to the customer’s
the sole hydrogen-electric home, hovering to lower the
propulsion source offered package via a tether before
for the novel Kona short-haul returning to the shopping
feeder UAV with the partner- centre to recharge.
ship focused on delivering The launch also signifies
zero-emission and lower cost Wing’s partnership with
operations,” says a release the Ipswich City Council
from Natilus. to bring the project to life
The Natilus Kona, with its rev- and embodies the Council’s
olutionary blended-wing body focus on strengthening the
(BWB) design, offers increased emissions, while also extend- powertrain technology with local economy and building
volume for hydrogen storage, ing flight range, the release Natilus’ unique design to create prosperity through a safer,
potentially transforming the added. “The partnership with a scalable, long-range, and healthier, innovative and
air cargo delivery industry to ZeroAvia will leverage their zero-emission air cargo delivery more connected region.
one with low-cost, low-carbon expertise in hydrogen-electric solution for the entire industry.”
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