Inside Amazon's secret DRONE lab: Internet shopping giant is preparing to safely deliver packages to people's homes in under 30 MINUTES using miniature aircraft

Nestled in the heart of a historic city centre, this is Amazon's secret lab where it is building and testing drones that aim to deliver packages to customer's homes within just 30 minutes. The workshop, hidden in Cambridge city centre away from the public's eyes, is one of the main hubs where the online retail giant is developing its new Prime Air Service. Once launched, the service will allow drones to safely deliver packages to people's homes in under 30 minutes. The secret workshop is nestled in the heart of Cambridge city centre - unbeknownst to the general public - and it is the base where Amazon is creating special drones (above) that will safely deliver packages to customer's homes in under 30 minutes The lab is using 3D printing technology which allows it to make parts needed for the drone much quicker. It is the largest outdoor testing facility in the UK and is one of a number of testing sites in the UK along with those in Austria, Israel and U.S. The drones - created for Amazon's Prime Air Service - will use GPS coordinates to find their delivery destination and will fly to a maximum height of 400ft before identifying a marker to land and deliver the package using a'sense and avoid' system Packages that weigh just over 2kg - which make up 87 per cent of the items Amazon sells - will be delivered as far as 15 miles.