Zipline To Deliver Blood By UAS In Rwanda

Silicon Valley startup Zipline plans to begin using unmanned aircraft to deliver blood for transfusions in Rwanda in July, with a fleet of 15-20 air vehicles making up to 150 flights a day to rural health centers in the western half of the country. The small fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS...

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