Operations
Approvals: EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (Ireland); operational authorizations in the US and UK
Autonomy: Autonomous flight with remote pilots; winch delivery to the customer's yard.
Primary use: Food and grocery delivery from suburban hubs.
Operators and customers: Just Eat Takeaway; Tesco (Ireland); Irish deliveries paused June 2026.
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Manna |
| Class | delivery |
| Type | multirotor |
| Country | Ireland |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Autonomy | Autonomous flight with remote pilots; winch delivery to the customer's yard |
| Regulatory | EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (Ireland); operational authorizations in the US and UK |
| Primary use | Food and grocery delivery from suburban hubs |
| Operators | Just Eat Takeaway; Tesco (Ireland); Irish deliveries paused June 2026 |
| Status | paused |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: manna.aero
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Delivery Drones. Drones are compared on payload against range and endurance, how far the operation runs without people on site (docks, remote operations centers, detect-and-avoid), which approvals let it fly beyond visual line of sight, and who actually flies it.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ark 40 (Fengyi Technology (SF Express)) | multirotor | in service |
| Sky2 (Flytrex) | multirotor | in service |
| M2 (Matternet) | multirotor | in service |
| Fourth-generation delivery drone (Meituan) | multirotor | in service |
| DroneUp delivery drone (DroneUp) | multirotor | unconfirmed |
| Wingcopter 198 (Wingcopter) | hybrid VTOL | in production |
| MK30 (Amazon Prime Air) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Wing delivery aircraft (standard and large-payload) (Wing (Alphabet)) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Manna delivery drone (Manna)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10