BEL Teams With Smart Mailbox Firm for Drone Delivery Contract

Indian defense contractor Bharat Electronics is designing and producing smart mailboxes for secure drone delivery under a worldwide distribution agreement with DroneDek, it said Tuesday. The DroneDek secure mailbox is said to accept delivery via robotic, unmanned driverless, aerial drone or conventional means. The agreement pairs DroneDek's IP with BEL’s engineering, manufacturing, and deployment. Initial discussions call for BEL to buy up to $50 million in DroneDek products with delivery expected by Q2.