"...SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elroy Air, the leading developer of autonomous aerial systems for middle-mile logistics and military resupply, announced today that it successfully completed its first point A to point B cargo delivery using the first-of-its-kind drone, Chaparral..." /// "...“One of the remarkable outcomes of working closely with the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces, as well as logistics titans like FedEx and Bristow Group throughout the development of Chaparral is that we’ve been able to develop Chaparral to be a modular platform capable of flexing with the countless missions and operations our partners can imagine,” said Founder and Executive Chairman Dave Merrill. “It is great to see Chaparral flying further, faster, with heavier payloads and now making deliveries week after week, but what’s most exciting is seeing Chaparral rising to the occasion to meet the unique and expanding operational needs of our customers.”..." *** *** FedEx testing autonomous drone delivery to cut the cargo middle mile April 6, 2022 https://techhq.com/news/fedex-testing-autonomous-drone-delivery-to-cut-the-cargo-middle-mile/
~ The Chaparral aircraft is an eVTOL drone delivery cargo system that can autonomously pick up 300-500 pounds of cargo and air-deliver by up to 300 miles ~ The test would involve moving shipments between sortation locations ~ Both companies have worked together since 2020 with FedEx providing Elroy Air insight into its needs and preference *** *** FedEx ~ Innovation & technology policy perspectives "...Using data to make supply chains smarter..." https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about/policy/technology-innovation.html *** *** FedEx Plans to Test Autonomous Drone Cargo Delivery with Elroy Air March 30, 2022 https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/global/elroyair
"...F/O Charles Hobaugh (FedEx Express) ~ In August 1996, Hobaugh reported to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex., where he received two years of training and evaluation. He was eventually assigned to STS-104 (space transport system, NASA’s mission identification) and would serve as pilot on board the space shuttle Atlantis..." /// "...In August 2007, Hobaugh once again flew as pilot, this time on the space shuttle Endeavour for STS-118. The crew traveled to the International Space Station to deliver and assemble a starboard S5 truss segment, an external stowage platform, and a replacement control moment gyroscope. The crew used these and other materials to upgrade the station shuttle power transfer system. While on board, Hobaugh was the primary station robotic arm operator for installing external hardware from the International Space Station payload bay to the Space Station, in addition to other tasks..." *** *** FedEx Launches FedEx® Space Desk, A Centralized Logistics and Information Hub for Space Industry May 20, 2014 https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/united-states-english/fedex-launches-fedex-space-desk-a-centralized-logistics-and-information-hub-for-space-industry *** *** North Texas-Based Hedera Helps Boost Long-Distance Drone Safety in U.K. Trial Jan 6, 2022 https://dallasinnovates.com/north-texas-based-hedera-helps-improve-long-distance-drone-safety-in-u-k-trial/
Neuron’s Greenwood: ‘No other public ledger has been fast enough’
"...Greenwood said Hedera’s service was essential to capturing the vast flood of data each drone flight generated. “Each flight creates millions of data points, which no other public ledger has been fast enough to log and correctly order,” Greenwood said in the statement. “By leveraging the Hedera Consensus Service we can gather, store, and order this data immediately, giving us a real time ‘radar system’ for drones.”
Richardson-based Hedera Hashgraph CEO and co-founder Mance Harmon said Neuron accomplished an “extraordinary feat” in the trial by “allowing unmanned drones to safely exist in the sky.”..." *** *** Deploying Drones at Scale with Neuron and Hedera Hashgraph Hedera Aug 26, 2021 "...Drones can revolutionize deliveries, crisis response, inspections, and more, with an anticipated 2.7 billion unmanned vehicles in the air by 2026. Currently, the use of drones is limited by operational and regulatory hurdles, one example being the ability of drones to see other aircraft in order to avoid mid-air collisions..."
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