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Amazon suspends US drone deliveries following crash at testing facility


Amazon has paused testing of its delivery drones following a crash involving two of those drones, according to Bloomberg.

It’s the latest setback for Amazon’s beleaguered Prime Air program, which aims to deliver around 500 million packages a year to customers by the end of the decade. Bloomberg reports two Amazon drones crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in December. Amazon’s drone program has faced numerous setbacks, including the departure of key executives.

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