# IONA

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/iona/  
**Website:** https://ionadrones.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

IONA (IONA Drones) is a UK-based autonomous drone delivery company building the full technology stack for logistics operators. Its tilt-rotor Sonnet aircraft performs VTOL from compact sites and carries up to 20 parcels up to 200 km per autonomous flight. IONA pairs the aircraft with an onboard autonomy operating system, GPS/LiDAR sensor-fusion precision landing, a SORA-aligned BVLOS compliance engine, an operations centre for real-time fleet monitoring and analytics, and a digital twin for simulation and predictive maintenance. The platform integrates with existing TMS/WMS logistics systems and targets healthcare, rural/remote, express e-commerce, industrial, and maritime delivery. Backed by Techstars.

## Kin Score — 5.5 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 5.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 3.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 5.3 |
| Access Clarity | 5.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Health**: 10.0 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Iona Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Drones, Logistics, Delivery, Autonomous Vehicles, Aviation, Robotics, Healthcare Logistics

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/iona/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.