A2Z Drone Delivery’s A2Z AirDock Wins 2025 Innovation Vanguard Award

Torrance, CA – May 30, 2025 — A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc., a California-based aerospace and engineering firm, today announced that its A2Z AirDock ecosystem has been honoured with a 2025 Innovation Vanguard Award for “Drone Hardware Design,” presented by Inside Unmanned Systems.

This patented system empowers A2Z's companion Longtail AirDock Edition UAVs to:

• Auto-recharge and swap batteries seamlessly between elevated dock stations

• Pick up or deliver payloads, ensuring continuous missions beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).

Key features include :

Dock-to-dock autonomy: UAVs can autonomously move among multiple AirDocks to recharge and reload, effectively extending operational range indefinitely

Solid‑state dock design: No moving parts—enhancing durability, lowering maintenance, and enabling deployment across diverse outdoor environments

Multiple variants:

• AirDock Portable: Lightweight, rapid-deployment model for single-UAV operations

• AirDock Shelter: Weather‑protected clam-shell enclosure for harsh conditions

• AirDock Dual & Quad: Elevated structures supporting 2 or 4 UAVs simultaneously

A2Z AirDock

Mission versatility:

The customizable payload bay aboard Longtail UAVs supports a wide range of applications—autonomous patrol, data collection, last-mile delivery, ground inspections, medical supply transport, and more

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Enterprise flexibility:

• Shared infrastructure: Enables usage by multiple stakeholders—drone service providers, enterprises, and government agencies

• Business models: Options to own and operate the AirDock network or access it via A2Z’s “drone‑network‑as‑a‑service” (DNaaS) model Mavdrones.

Leadership insight:

Aaron Zhang, A2Z’s CEO and co-founder, expressed pride in the award and highlighted the importance of shared, scalable drone infrastructure as part of the future of autonomous services.