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2025
26 June

ReleaseFlying high: Wingcopter secures fresh funding and strengthens leadership team

12 June

ReleaseWingcopter leverages Ansys technology to scale drone delivery of medical supplies

10 February

ReleaseWingcopter extends range of applications to long-range LiDAR surveying

2024
10 April In addition to the type certification efforts in Japan, Wingcopter is currently undergoing the FAA type certification process in the USA, which will allow to unlock the huge commercial potential of the North American market as well.

Wingcopter and ITOCHU start certification for Wingcopter 198 in Japan

The Wingcopter 198 will be the first foreign company's drone to be accepted for type certification, and approval would allow for commercial BVLOS operations in populated areas.

2023
11 May

ReleaseEIB provides €40 million for Wingcopter to scale up electric delivery drones and logistics services

16 March

ReleaseHydrogen power for delivery drones: Wingcopter and ZAL GmbH start joint development

2022
11 May

ReleaseFAA approves airworthiness criteria for Wingcopter, marking important milestone in U.S. type certification process

2021
16 December

ReleaseWingcopter wins Latin-American business aviation specialist SYNERJET as new investor

1 December

ReleaseWingcopter receives investment from Japan-based DRONE FUND

23 September

ReleaseUber co-founder Garrett Camp's Expa invests in drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter

27 April

ReleaseWingcopter announces world's first triple-drop delivery drone to power logistical highways in the sky

15 April

ReleaseANA HOLDINGS & Wingcopter partner to accelerate the development of drone delivery infrastructure

28 January Wingcopter founders Tom Plümmer, Jonathan Hesselbarth and Ansgar Kadura, with the Wingcopter 178 Heavy Lift. Photo by Jonas Wresch.

Wingcopter gains funding for further drone development

In Malawi, Wingcopter recently started a long-term COVID-19 response project named Drone + Data Aid to improve healthcare supply chains - and it sees potential for drone-delivery-as-a-service worldwide.