Wingcopter to deliver 12,000 drones to Africa

Together with Continental Drones, the startup aims to improve supply chains in Africa, especially for regions where infrastructure is poorly developed.

Wingcopter and Continental Drones, a subsidiary of Ghana- and Dubai-based Atlantic Trust Holding, have partnered to improve supply networks in Africa. Over the next five years, they plan to deploy 12,000 Wingcopter 198s to the continent. To this end, Continental Drones will now become the German company's authorized partner for all 49 countries south of the Sahara.

According to the two companies, drones represent a faster, cheaper and more sustainable solution for transportation infrastructure. They are also not as harmful to health and climate as conventional ground-based infrastructure, they said. By using wingcopters, remote locations could be reached. This makes it easier to transport essential goods and reach people faster

For Wingcopter co-founder and CEO Tom Ploemmer, the agreement represents a game-changer that would elevate Wingcopter and Continental Drones to the forefront of the drone delivery industry. In addition to manufacturing eVTOL flight systems, Wingcopter focuses on both optimizing medical supply chains and delivering, for example, fresh food, tools and spare parts.