Drones
Wingcopter launched the Wingcopter 262, a military reconnaissance drone it says can stay in the air for up to six hours.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“the German company best known for drones that deliver medicine and parcels, launched the Wingcopter 262 on September 14”
What it means
Wingcopter 198, from Wingcopter, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Wingcopter 198
- Wingcopter announced a joint venture with Ukraine's TAF Industries to make reconnaissance drones in Germany for Ukrainian forces.
- Wingcopter began selling long-range LiDAR (laser mapping) survey kits for the Wingcopter 198. It says one flight can survey up to 60 km of long structures such as pipelines or power lines.
- Wingcopter raised $42 million, with German supermarket group REWE among the new investors.
- Wingcopter announced a plan with Continental Drones to build a network of 12,000 Wingcopter 198 drones across Africa over five years.
- The US aviation regulator, the FAA, approved the safety standards the Wingcopter 198 must meet, one step toward the type certificate it needs for commercial US deliveries.
- Wingcopter began drone operations in Malawi, flying medical supplies to remote health centres.