Talk:Delivery drone

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Speculation on delivery drone developers

Hello, whenever I speak about delivery drones my friends mention this company. So should we also mention this specialised start-up? Look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZpuFmesxE Don Aslan (talk) 10:52, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

The company quickly restructured to start making essential deliveries of prescription medication and food to isolated residents in the village of Moneygall, Barack Obama's ancestral home.

Is the last phrase relevant? Drsruli (talk) 06:26, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

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Manna and reference of other companies

I'm questioning whether this article needs so much reference to companies and their hypothetical plans? Some of these passages, especially the one around Irish-company Manna, seem overly promotive and don't neccesarily add much to the value of the article. Thoughts welcome. Ndunruh (talk) 16:10, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

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Suggested addition: Aevum as modular autonomous delivery platform

I am affiliated with Aevum, Inc. (disclosed at User talk:AevumComms). I’d like to suggest including Aevum in the "Commercial systems" section. Multiple independent sources, including TechCrunch and Forbes, have covered Aevum’s development of a modular, autonomous UAV for both space launch and terrestrial cargo delivery.

Suggested text: "Aevum, a United States-based aerospace and logistics startup, has announced plans to develop a modular, fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for both terrestrial cargo delivery and orbital space launch. The aircraft, known as Ravn X, is intended to operate from runways as short as one mile, enabling use of regional airports without the need for dedicated launchpad infrastructure. The system is designed to autonomously transport payloads at high subsonic speeds and air-launch small rockets for satellite deployment.

In May 2021, Aevum was granted a U.S. patent for a modular payload delivery system integrated into the fuselage of its UAV platform. The patent describes a mechanism that allows for interchangeable modules to be fitted into the aircraft, supporting various operational roles. In one configuration, the payload bay can house a rocket for launch missions; in others, it can be reconfigured to carry general cargo or a secondary drone module capable of deploying up to 264 smaller drones for last-mile delivery. According to media coverage, Aevum has proposed a scenario in which the UAV could complete a space launch, return to base, be reloaded with a different module, and redeploy for earthbound logistics missions.

As of 2021, the Ravn X vehicle had not yet flown publicly. However, Aevum had secured multiple contracts with the United States Department of Defense, including the United States Air Force's Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer-45 (ASLON-45) mission and the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4)."

Thank you for your consideration. AevumComms (talk) 22:52, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

•  Not done. That is unambiguously promotional in character. JBW (talk) 23:25, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you for the response. We understand the concern about promotional tone and appreciate the importance of neutrality.

  For clarity: the suggestion was made by the communications team at Aevum, using a named account (AevumComms) with a full conflict of interest disclosure per Wikipedia policy. The language was drawn entirely from independent, third-party sources including TechCrunch, Forbes, and a U.S. patent.

  We recognize that tone is subjective, and we respect your decision not to implement. That said, we hope independent editors may revisit this in the future, based on the sources provided and the technology’s notability. We will step back from further suggestions at this time. AevumComms (talk) 23:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

References

the Armed Forces of Ukraine

defending Ukraine against the Russian invasion of Ukraine (since Fewb 2022) have had an enormous influence on the development of drones of all kinds (including delivery drones: i.e. https://www.dw.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-wage-high-tech-war-in-the-death-zone/a-76352617 ]

That should (imho) be mentioned in the introduction. ~2026-20686-19 (talk) 12:10, 6 April 2026 (UTC)