Africa is set for world’s largest commercial drone deployment

“These networks will dramatically improve the reliability and efficiency of existing supply chains but also help create completely new ones,” the businesses said in a statement.

According to the statement, over the next five years, the goal of the two partners is to deploy 12 000 Wingcopter 198 units, which are claimed to be the world’s most advanced delivery drone.

“In many African regions, insufficient infrastructure is one of the biggest barriers to universal health coverage and economic development. Setting up large-scale drone delivery networks across African airspace will propel logistics in these countries to a new level and help build an entirely new transport framework – much faster, cheaper, more sustainable and more efficient than the development of conventional ground-based infrastructure with all its unhealthy and climate-damaging emissions,” the statement said.

“Bridging the infrastructure gap through the deployment of large fleets of drones, even in the most remote places, will allow governments and the private sector to leapfrog inefficient infrastructure to climate-neutral, reliable and fast logistic capabilities.”

As the Wingcopter 198 is fully electric, it contributes to a more sustainable African logistics sector and will help move economies towards lower emissions.

Said Alexander Asiedu, Founder of Continental Drones and Chairman of Atlantic Trust Holding: “With our longstanding business experience on the ground and Wingcopter’s best-in-class drone technology, these networks offer a real chance to fuel economic development and help improve the livelihood of millions. African nations show true leadership by implementing this cutting-edge technology for the better of their people and generations to come.”