Top News Bird? Plane? Drone Delivery <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzc1MTQxMC10ZXN0cy1hYm92ZS10ZWwtYXZpdi1pc3JhZWwtbW92ZXMtYWhlYWQtd2l0aC1uYXRpb25hbC1kcm9uZS1uZXR3b3JrP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B1ddb62ea> Shutterstock Orders of sushi, beer and ice cream flew across the Tel Aviv coast on Monday as part of a government-led initiative to create a national drone network. The project intends to ease road congestion, improve air quality and be an economically viable option for the 9.2M consumers around the country. Flights have also been used for medical purposes, like delivering donated blood and plasma, though officials must ensure the skies could be cleared in case of turbulent weather, a war or an emergency.
*Phase 3:* The National Drone Initiative has a total of eight planned phases, with the latest stage conducting around 300 flights per day above open areas. The UAVs can currently carry a maximum load of approximately 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) and have a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius for missions, though the Israel Innovation Authority said that by next year the perimeter will be expanded to 100-kilometers (60 miles). Many of the 16 participating companies have links to Israel's military, which is a global leader in drone technology. It's garnering "a lot of interest from other countries and regulators, as we are now far ahead," said Sagi Dagan, Vice-President of Growth at the Israel Innovation Authority. "Israel has a competitive advantage in terms of the technologies, the drones and the air traffic management, all being co-designed through regulation and the market, and setting the new rules through work in the field. This is very unique." *Over in the U.S.:* Last December, the FAA introduced new drone rules <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzY0NzYyOS1mYWEtaW50cm9kdWNlcy1uZXctcnVsZXMtdG8tc3BlZWQtZHJvbmUtYWRvcHRpb24_c291cmNlPWNvbnRlbnRfdHlwZTpyZWFjdCU3Q3NlY3Rpb246bWFpbl9jb250ZW50JTdDYnV0dG9uOmJvZHlfbGluayU3Q2ZpcnN0X2xldmVsX3VybDpuZXdzJm1haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1Jm1lc3NhZ2VpZD13YWxsX3N0cmVldF9icmVha2Zhc3QmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zZWVraW5nX2FscGhhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MGFiYWNiNzE5ZGM3ZjEwNWQ1MTA0Yzg/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B4b651e9b> to help open the skies for widespread commercial deliveries, allowing operators to fly small drones over people and at night under certain conditions. The regulations give the agency and law enforcement a handle on what's actually flying around, requiring remote identification technology to pinpoint UAVs from the ground. Drones represent the fastest-growing segment in the entire transportation sector, with over 865K drone registrations and 247K FAA-certificated remote pilots. *Some history:* UPS (NYSE:UPS <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9VUFM_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8Bf475dc82>) won the government's first full approval to operate a drone delivery airline back in October 2019, while Alphabet's (GOOG <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9HT09HP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B99c954d8>, GOOGL <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9HT09HTD9tYWlsaW5naWQ9MjUzMTA3MzImc2VyaWFsPTI1MzEwNzMyLjM3NjI0JnVzZXJpZD01MzIwMzcyNSZzb3VyY2U9ZW1haWxfd3NiJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD13YWxsX3N0cmVldF9icmVha2Zhc3QmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zZWVraW5nX2FscGhhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MGFiYWNiNzE5ZGM3ZjEwNWQ1MTA0Yzg/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B30c26086>) Wing became the first company to get certification for a single-pilot drone operation. In August 2020, the FAA granted Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9BTVpOP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B48c0cee9>) permission for delivery trials, while Walmart (NYSE:WMT <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9XTVQ_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B2cba792a>) jumped into the drone delivery race that September. Earlier this year, Google also sought approval to use drones to research firefighting <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.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> in California and CVS (CVS <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9DVlM_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B12d58069>) partnered with UPS to deliver prescriptions <https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzUwNzQ3NC11cHMtdG8tdGVzdC1kcm9uZS1kZWxpdmVyeS1hcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMtY3ZzP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B9ae9de57> in Florida. 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