Deployment
Longtail AirDock Edition at Alatau City, Kazakhstan
The Longtail AirDock Edition is a hexacopter UAV designed for last-mile on-demand delivery and multi-mission BVLOS operations. It delivers or retrieves payloads up to 11 lb/5 kg via an onboard winch over 12.4 miles/20 km, and docks autonomously at A2Z AirDock charging stations for continuous operations.
Longtail AirDock Edition by A2Z Drone Delivery · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones
Recent coverage
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Partnership with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. (AAAG) for Kazakhstan's next-generation Urban Air Mobility project. A2Z AirDocks and Longtail drones will be key components in an integrated UAM ecosystem for the new smart city of Alatau. Commercial launch target: 2028.
Exposure
- Customer segment
- logistics
- Scale tier
- pilot lt10
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Longtail AirDock Edition at Alatau City, Kazakhstan.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Company
- A2Z Drone Delivery
- Location
- Alatau City, Kazakhstan
- Operator
- A2Z Drone Delivery
- Status
- announced
- Scale at site
- 2 to 10 units
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- verified coordinates
- First seen
- 2026-05-01
- ID
2d178003-c01e-4824-b7b0-92497d1e5ff2
Timeline
- May 2026First recordedLongtail AirDock Edition first documented operating at Alatau City, Kazakhstan.
- Aug 2026Current status: announced, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
Longtail AirDock Edition operates in Alatau City, Kazakhstan. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
- A2Z Drone Delivery Partners with Alatau Advance Air Group on Kazakhstan UAM Project · https://www.suasnews.com/2026/05/a2z-drone-delivery-partners-with-alatau-advance-air-group-ltd-on-kazakhstans-next-generation-integrated-urban-air-mobility-project/ · 2026-05-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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