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USHERING

IN A NEW ERA

PIONEERING CARGO DRONE talking about city-to-city connectivity, routes of 300 km or more.
COMPANY DRONAMICS The big cities get the big freighters; we are focused on secondary
markets where you cannot have such freighters. These markets
PREPARES FOR COMMERCIAL also have needs that need to be met the same day. We believe
OPERATIONS, MASS we have a sweet spot between 300 km to 2500 km.”
MANUFACTURE OF The company claims that the Black Swan, which was unveiled to
BLACK SWAN DRONE the public in December 2021, will enable same-day delivery to the
most remote areas up to 80 per cent faster, 50 per cent cheaper,
ARUN SIVASANKARAN and with 60 per cent less emissions, than other transportation
methods. The EU’s LUC, which Dronamics received in May from
Dronamics, the first cargo drone company the Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (TM – CAD), gives
to receive a light UAS operator certificate the company the right to commence flight operations, including
(LUC), is striking up partnerships with major Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations, across EU coun-
players in the air cargo sector and notching tries. The drone’s first commercial flight will take place in 2023.
up sustainability milestones even as it gets
ready for the inaugural commercial flight and Partnering for Success
mass production of its flagship Black Swan
unmanned aerial vehicle, a long-range drone At the Farnborough International Airshow earlier this year, the
that can carry 350kg up to 2,500 km. company announced that it had signed a contract with Quickstep,
a company specializing in aerospace composites, to have the
“We are now ready to mass manufacture the Black Swan manufactured at the Australian company’s facilities
first units,” says Svilen Rangelov, Dronamics in New South Wales. In September, the middle-mile cargo drone
Co-Founder and CEO. “Our plan is to work developer said that it was partnering with Cotesa, European
with partners on a regional basis. We are manufacturer of composite fiber components for aerospace and

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