Drone City

Drone City researches, develops and manufactures autonomous systems for air, land and sea. Its work spans heavy-lift aircraft, GPS-denied swarms, airspace awareness and delivery-mesh concepts, with facilities in New York State.

Facts

Segment: Aerial Robotics And Drones
Country: United States
Founded: 2014
Website: https://dronecity.ai/

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Timeline

2025-12-10 - Award - Drone City selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme - Drone City was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort. The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users. The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area. - source: diana.nato.int
2022-08-15 - Deployment - Drone City completed New York's first drone delivery - The flight was completed on 15 August 2022. Drone City positioned the operation as New York’s first drone delivery. The milestone supported the company’s autonomous logistics programme. - source: dronecity.ai

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Team

Mehdi Salehi - Founder - Founder

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Relations

NATO DIANA - Programme Participant - Drone City selected through NATO DIANA.

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