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IONA Delivery Drone

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IONA Sonnet (also called IONA Delivery Drone) is a tilt-rotor autonomous delivery drone with a 3-metre wingspan, designed for long-range B2B logistics in rural…

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Manufacturer
IONA
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
ionadrones.com ↗

Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones

Overview

IONA Sonnet (also called IONA Delivery Drone) is a tilt-rotor autonomous delivery drone with a 3-metre wingspan, designed for long-range B2B logistics in rural and remote areas. It carries payloads up to 14kg (XL version up to 20kg) over 100-200km routes, with VTOL capability for unprepared sites and autonomous cargo exchange. The aircraft is manufactured in Galway, Ireland by ÉireComposites and has reached TRL-7 maturity.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Form Factor

aerial

Maturity

prototype

Weight

14kg

Tilt-rotor delivery aircraft

IONA presents its delivery system as a tilt-rotor drone designed for autonomous long-range logistics and delivery to sites without conventional runways (IONA product)

Cargo and range

IONA's product page describes a modular cargo system and long-range B2B delivery use case for its Sonnet aircraft (IONA delivery system)

Specs

Range km

200

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for IONA Delivery Drone. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for IONA Delivery Drone.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://ideas.everywhere.vc/p/iona-drone-deliveries-transform-ireland-logistics
  2. https://ionadrones.com/product/
  3. https://ionadrones.com/

Common questions

What is IONA Delivery Drone?
IONA Sonnet (also called IONA Delivery Drone) is a tilt-rotor autonomous delivery drone with a 3-metre wingspan, designed for long-range B2B logistics in rural and remote areas. It carries payloads up to 14kg (XL version up to 20kg) over 100-200km routes, with VTOL capability for unprepared sites and autonomous cargo exchange. The aircraft is manufactured in Galway, Ireland by ÉireComposites and has reached TRL-7 maturity.
How much does IONA Delivery Drone cost?
IONA Delivery Drone's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for IONA Delivery Drone from IONA. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is IONA Delivery Drone actually deployed in the real world?
IONA Delivery Drone is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes IONA Delivery Drone?
IONA Delivery Drone is made by IONA, based in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, founded in 2021.
Can you buy IONA Delivery Drone?
IONA Delivery Drone is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to IONA Delivery Drone?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to IONA Delivery Drone include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does IONA Delivery Drone compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
IONA Delivery Drone and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. IONA Delivery Drone has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is IONA Delivery Drone a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, IONA Delivery Drone ranks in roughly the top 91% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is IONA Delivery Drone's maturity stage?
IONA Delivery Drone is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is IONA Delivery Drone deployed?
No verified deployments of IONA Delivery Drone are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is IONA Delivery Drone safe?
IONA Delivery Drone has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

3
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for IONA Delivery Drone.