Modular air delivery

A system, comprising:

• at least one computing device;
• and
• an application stored in a memory that, when executed in the at least one computing device, directs the at least one computing device to perform a method comprising:
• assessing weather along a route to a delivery zone for airborne delivery;
• evaluating an approach at the delivery zone;
• selecting a modular platform of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the airborne delivery based in part on at least one of the weather along the route, the approach at the delivery zone, or an amount of time remaining until a target delivery time;
• and
• selecting at least one sensor for navigation of the UAV based in part on at least one of the weather along the route, the approach at the delivery zone, or the amount of time remaining until a target delivery time.

A method, comprising:

• calculating, by at least one computing device, an amount of time remaining until a target delivery time for airborne delivery of a shipping container;
• evaluating, by the at least one computing device, a plurality of delivery considerations that affect the airborne delivery;
• and
• selecting, by the at least one computing device, a plurality of components of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the airborne delivery based in part on at least the remaining amount of time and the plurality of delivery considerations.