# FB3 at Turin, Italy: deployment

Canonical ID: `eaf8d9b6-fba3-46cf-ab36-b41957d5e60c`

First urban-area cargo drone flight in Europe with the [FB3](/models/flyingbasket-fb3.md), run jointly with Leonardo and Poste Italiane. Two heavy-lift drones carried 26kg each over 3.9km across the Stura di Lanzo river, demonstrating BVLOS urban logistics capability.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-18_

- **Slug:** flyingbasket-fb3-turin-italy
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [FB3](/models/flyingbasket-fb3.md) (id: `6e462c7a-7981-4d92-90b9-a719b8d6b94c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [FlyingBasket](/companies/flyingbasket.md) (id: `6469119b-2b87-4d0c-ada1-0dfcf0216f52`)
- **Location:** [Turin, Italy](/locations/turin-italy.md) (id: `73c79323-3b02-4d40-8cde-d65259f4ed54`)
- **First seen:** 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **First urban transport flight in Europe with FlyingBasket's heavy payload cargo drone FB3** · https://flyingbasket.com/blog/medicalevaculation-1/first-urban-transport-flight-in-europe-with-flyingbaskets-heavy-payload-cargo-drone-fb3-1 · 2021-12-13

## Common questions

### What is the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy?

FB3, built by FlyingBasket, is recorded as a deployment at Turin, Italy on the DEPLOY registry. FlyingBasket operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates FB3 at Turin, Italy?

FlyingBasket, the manufacturer of FB3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 13, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the FB3 deployment at Turin, Italy?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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