On April 8, the Japan Drone Business Support Association (DBA), a drone consultancy based in Okayama that collaborates with local and national government authorities on disaster management, announced the launch of a commercial “Drone Air Transport” service. This service, which began operations on April 1, uses heavy lift unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport goods across the country. The service includes delivery of repair materials to wind power generation facilities and other infrastructure in remote or hard-to-reach areas.[1] A week earlier, on March 31, Torbizon, a Fukuoka-based d…