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Blockchain and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

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The flight operations of unmanned aircraft systems may benefit from the application of blockchain concepts. A blockchain is a time-stamped digital ledger that is distributed and managed by a cluster of computers and allows digital information to be distributed—read, shared, and added to—but not copied or changed. 

View an example to learn how blockchains could be used in UAS operations for organ transfer by drone.

Last updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2022