JAL, Matternet To Test Drone Deliveries In Tokyo

M2 drone with medical payload.
Credit: Matternet
Drone delivery system developer Matternet has announced a partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) to demonstrate the transport of medical supplies by drone in Tokyo. Matternet, which already operates in the U.S. and Switzerland, joins an earlier-announced consortium of telecommunications company KDDI...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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