Drone Delivers Donor Organ In Maryland

Credit: AiRXOS
The University of Maryland and AiRXOS, a unit of GE Aviation, announced the recent successful delivery of a donor kidney by drone in an urban environment. On April 19, the parties deployed an eight-rotor custom drone to deliver the kidney, which was packaged in a special container attached to the...
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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