Robot model
Longtail AirDock Edition
The Longtail AirDock Edition is a hexacopter UAV designed for last-mile on-demand delivery and multi-mission BVLOS operations.
- Manufacturer
- A2Z Drone Delivery
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Longtail AirDock Edition, a aerial by A2Z Drone Delivery (commercial): 2 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form Factor
Maturity
Weight
Specs
Design
Docking
Maturity
Range km
Payload kg
Delivery mechanism
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Longtail AirDock Edition. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
Partnership with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd.
World's first multi-use BVLOS drone dock network.
Longtail AirDock Edition on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 1, 2026
at Alatau City, Kazakhstan
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 1, 2024
at Anji County, Zhejiang, China
Safety record
No incidents on record for Longtail AirDock Edition.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
- FAA to Conduct Airworthiness Review for A2Z Drone Delivery's Longtail AirDock Edition Drone · https://www.commercialuavnews.com/faa-to-conduct-airworthiness-review-for-a2z-drone-delivery-s-longtail-airdock-edition-drone
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-17
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-17
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Longtail AirDock Edition.Recent coverage
Longtail AirDock Edition in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Longtail AirDock Edition from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
A2Z Transforms from Manufacturer to Drone-Network-as-a-Service Provider - Dronelife
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/longtail-airdock-edition.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/192f8aa1-8018-425f-b495-231876f0ce5d
- Revision history: /models/longtail-airdock-edition/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Longtail AirDock Edition draws attention at the 10th percentile but verifies reality at the 65th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -55.2, 124th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 1, 2026