Israel is set to move ahead toward a national drone-based system of commercial aerial deliveries in the coming years, led by the National Drone Initiative (NDI), the Israel Innovation Authority announced on Tuesday.

“This next stage aims to build the operational, regulatory and technological foundation required for a commercial drone services market,” the authority’s statement read.

The National Drone Initiative has carried out thousands of test flights and safety trials over the past five years, and has developed advanced airspace-management systems coupled with state regulations, the statement continued.

Israel will now shift from the individual testing stage to simulating how real drone services will operate daily in the complex environment of many operators and practical workflows

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