Abstract: A system for drone-based delivery of sensitive or high-value articles includes a smart container having a housing defining an interior region for holding sensitive or high-value articles and an exterior region for transport using a drone. The system includes a processor, a memory, and a communications circuit coupled to the housing. The system further includes a location circuit for outputting location data indicative of a location of the smart container. The system further includes a sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of a condition of the smart container and for generating output indicative of the condition. The system further includes a smart container content condition reporter for generating, based on the output from the sensor and the location data, location-context-specific output indicative of a condition of contents of the smart container given a location of the smart container when the output from the sensor is generated.