Singapore's first drone delivery service takes flight

A drone delivery trial flight by local start-up F-drones last December. F-drones is the first company to receive authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore for such deliveries. The service's first delivery here, of a parcel containing 2kg of vitamins onto a ship, took place on April 19. - F-Drones

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore's first drone delivery service has started, with the first parcel containing 2kg of vitamins dropped onto a ship anchored off the island on April 19.

The 2.7km, seven-minute flight took place off Marina South Pier, under a one-year deal inked between shipping giant Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and local start-up F-drones.