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Wingcopter delivers drones to the USA for 14 million euros

Sophie Deistler | 24.01.2022

Wingcopter delivers drones to the USA for 14 million euros — Die Serienproduktion soll bald in Weiterstadt bei Darmstadt in Hessen starten. (Foto: Jonas Wresch/Wingcopter)

With the help of Wingcopter drones, Spright aims to improve medical care in rural areas in the USA.

German start-up Wingcopter is supplying Spright with drones at a cost of 14 million euros. The subsidiary of the U.S. medical company wants to use the fleet of drones to transport medicines, vaccines, blood and laboratory samples in rural areas. Initial tests are currently taking place in Kansas. The agreement reached also stipulates that Spright will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for all Wingcopter drones in the US.

The two companies have been strategic partners since August of last year. Among other things, Spright is helping Wingcopter get its drones certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. "This multi-million dollar commercial agreement with Spright is clear proof that Wingcopter 198 is a perfect fit for the product market. We are proud to enable large-scale drone delivery in the United States with this strong partnership," said Wingcopter CEO and co-founder Tom Luemmer.

Tom Plümmer, Jonathan Hesselbarth and Ansgar Kadura founded Wingcopter in Weiterstadt, Germany, in 2017. The start-up's drones can transport up to six kilograms over a distance of 75 kilometers.

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