Delivery of goods through drones has started in Dubai

 

Residents or workers in Dubai 

Silicon Oasis can now order food, 

medicine or other essential items 

from their homes via drone.

Dubai Crown Prince, 

Deputy Prime 

Minister and Minister of Defense 

Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid 

Al Maktoum officially launched the 

Middle East’s first-of-its-kind drone 

delivery system at Dubai Silicon 

Oasis (DSO).

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 

placed the first order using the 

drone delivery system through the 

Rochester Institute of Technology-

Dubai (RIT-Dubai) platform, which 

successfully landed at its 

destination.

The drone is designed to operate 

in different areas of the city and is 

equipped with a low-noise fan, 

parachute and flight control system.

Over the past few months, 

Dubai Silicon Oasis has conducted a 

series of pilot operations for drone 

delivery operations, which were 

carried out in collaboration with 

DCAA and Keeta Drone.

Mohammed Abdullah Linjoui, 

Director General of DCAA, said that 

drone delivery will reach 33% of 

Dubai by 2030, and we will continue 

to play a key role in creating new 

opportunities by regulating and 

operating drones.

He said that 

the government and private sector 

will work together to pave the way 

for the introduction of various 

emerging and promising 

technologies in the aviation sector.

The launch of the drone delivery 

system was also attended by Omar 

bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of 

State for Artificial Intelligence, 

Digital Economy and Remote Work 

Applications.