en.Wedoany.com Reported - U.S. drone developer A2Z Drone Delivery has announced a partnership with Alatau Advanced Aviation Group (AAAG), a Central Asian urban air mobility enterprise. The collaboration was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Eurasian UAM Test Center in Alatau City, Kazakhstan—a proving ground established under the Alatau City project for next-generation urban air mobility (UAM). The center integrates electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, air taxis, and logistics drones into a vertiport network set to cover the region. As one of the inaugural partners, A2Z Drone Delivery demonstrated how its A2Z AirDocks and Longtail multi-mission commercial aircraft will serve as key components of an integrated, multi-functional unmanned aviation ecosystem.
The Eurasian UAM Test Center provides a testing base for all unmanned systems within the Alatau City project. Alatau City, planned as a brand-new smart city, has incorporated new transportation modes, digital services, and experimental aviation regulations into its urban master plan from the outset. The center's construction and operation involve partners from China, South Korea, Italy, and the United States, with private investment funding everything from research to demonstration flights.
Sergey Khegay, Co-founder and CEO of AAAG, stated that the advantage of planning Alatau City from scratch is that air mobility can be directly integrated into the city's overall design. He revealed that infrastructure will be developed over the next two years, with plans to achieve commercial operations by 2028. A2Z Drone Delivery was selected for the project due to its technology in autonomous beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations, hangar-based charging systems, and scalable multi-mission aerial logistics networks. Project evaluations will include last-mile delivery, infrastructure inspection, emergency response, and autonomous patrol.
Aaron Zhang, CEO of A2Z Drone Delivery, believes that multi-mission capability is key to scaling drone logistics operations across a wider range. He noted that AAAG's Alatau City project demonstrates how to design a community from the ground up to fully leverage next-generation technologies and regulations, and that the team's demonstrations last week marked a significant milestone, showing that various low-altitude systems can operate safely and efficiently in shared airspace. The company plans to deploy more elevated A2Z AirDocks in Alatau City to support multiple Longtail commercial drones performing a variety of application scenarios.
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