Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities

Amazon is significantly expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service, with plans to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of 2026.

Amazon’s drones will soon deliver to nearly 500 US cities and towns
Amazon’s drones will soon deliver to nearly 500 US cities and towns

Amazon says its drone delivery service will reach “nearly 500 cities and towns in the United States” by the end of this year, increasing its coverage by six times compared to the current footprint. Prime Air deliveries will soon be launched in the Chicago, Illinois; Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boise, Idaho […]

Terra Industries closes a $52mn seed and opens its first office outside Africa
Terra Industries closes a $52mn seed and opens its first office outside Africa

Terra Industries has added $18mn to close a $52mn seed round and will open its first office outside Africa in London, while keeping manufacturing in Ghana and Nigeria. The Nigerian company was founded in 2024 and says it is on track for more than $100m…

The best Ruko drone to date is half-price at Amazon but you’ll have to hurry
The best Ruko drone to date is half-price at Amazon but you’ll have to hurry

Looking to take to the skies? This beginner-friendly Ruko F11 PRO 2 is a mind-blowing $280 off, but you’ll have to hurry because this lightning deal ends soon.

Uber is partnering with drone-delivery firm Zipline and targets a million drone deliveries a day
Uber is partnering with drone-delivery firm Zipline and targets a million drone deliveries a day

Uber, the ride-hailing giant said on Monday that it is teaming up with Zipline, the autonomous drone-delivery firm, to fly Uber Eats orders to customers across the United States, sweetened by an undisclosed strategic investment. It is a striking vote o…

Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries

Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching one million daily drone deliveries by 2029. Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes […]

Europe’s defence-AI champion Helsing is using Rakuten to break into Japan’s arms market
Europe’s defence-AI champion Helsing is using Rakuten to break into Japan’s arms market

Helsing, the Munich startup that has become Europe’s best-funded defence-AI company, is pushing into Asia, and it has found an unlikely guide. The German firm has enlisted Japan’s Rakuten, a name better known for e-commerce and mobile phones, to help b…

Ukrainian drone regiment ‘decimates’ 3,500-strong U.S. armored brigade combat team in war game — High drone kill-rate forced continuous ‘respawns,’ reveals shortcomings in American response as drones easily spotted and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team (3rd BCT) of the 1st Cavalry Division was defeated in military exercises by the opposing force, which included a regiment of Ukrainian drone operators. Even though the 3rd BCT had tanks, other armor, and anti-drone units, they were no match for Ukrainian drones that easily spotted and “destroyed” them.

US Navy 3D prints combat-ready drones and 1,000+ parts aboard aircraft carrier during exercise — containerized factory fabricated 80-mph FPVs and critical spares despite rough seas and 12-foot waves

During a two-week journey to Hawaii, a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex 3D-printed a dozen flight-ready drones, as well as over 1,000 parts including vital spares for Apache helicopters.