Delivery drone network edges closer as UAE firm sets world record – The National

Delivery drone network edges closer as UAE firm sets world record – The National

Drones may have taken centre stage during a sensational light show on Thursday to celebrate the UAE’s Golden Jubilee but their potential to transform delivery networks is also turning heads.

UAE-based delivery service Barq EV set a Guinness World Record when the firm’s logistics drone completed the longest non-stop return flight for a drone at 18.065 kilometres.

The achievement is a sign of things to come, as Dubai sets ambitious targets to expand a drone-based delivery network to relieve pressure on congested roads.