Amazon successfully tests first drone delivery in Italy

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 5 - Amazon said Thursday that it successfully tested its first drone delivery in Italy on Wednesday.
    The online retail giant hopes to launch a drone-delivery service here next year.
    It said it used a MK-30 drone to deliver an Echo Spot smart alarm to a destination near its San Salvo distribution centre in Abruzzo.
    It said the drone had a highly automatized system that enabled it to move around far from obstacles in order to protect the safety of people, animals and property.
    The drone weighs around 36 kilos and has a range of 24km for the round trip and can deliver packages of up to 2.5 kilos.
    Around 90% of the products Amazon sells weigh less than this.
    (ANSA).