Package transport container and transport operations for an unmanned aerial vehicle

A method for implementing a package transport container operation for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:

• transmitting, by a computer processor of a manifest device, material properties of contents of a package receptacle to the UAV;
• receiving, at the computer processor of the manifest device, routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents, the manifest device physically coupled to the package receptacle via a configurable locking mechanism, the package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure the contents of the package receptacle, wherein the manifest device is physically coupled to the UAV;
• and
• monitoring and transmitting, by the computer processor, active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation.

A computer program product comprising:

• a tangible storage medium readable by processing circuits of a package transport container for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuits to perform a method, comprising:
• transmitting, by a manifest device, material properties of contents of a package receptacle to the UAV;
• receiving, at the manifest device, routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents, the manifest device physically coupled to a package receptacle via a configurable locking mechanism, the package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure contents of the package receptacle, wherein the manifest device is physically coupled to the UAV;
• and
• monitoring and transmitting active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation.