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Meet our team: Tom Brough, Drone Pilot
Drone Pilots play a critical role in our operations, and there’s more to it than you’d think. We sat down with one of our new pilots, Tom Brough, to get the inside scoop on what it’s really like.
Meet our team: Josh Smithurst, Team Lead and Drone Pilot
Josh started with Skyports at the start of 2024 as a Drone Pilot, making it to Team Lead not too long after. Here he talks about what it’s really like, from the nitty gritty of project planning to hanging out at monster truck rallies in Michigan.
Skyports Drone Services conducts Proof-of-Concept Shore-to-Ship drone deliveries in Michigan’s Great Lakes region
Project to demonstrate the capability of UAV-enabled maritime services, conducted in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Michigan Office of Future Mobility & Electrification (OFME), serving Interlake Steamship, a bulk cargo vessel operator with operations across the Great Lakes region.
Smart Skies, Healthy Waters named a winner of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge
Smart Skies, Healthy Waters, a world-first innovation that uses automated drones and real-time data analytics to monitor water quality has been named a winner of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund, also being a headline project from the challenge.
Skyports Drone Services acquires Redbird Aero, marking official entry into the Australian market
Acquisition to bring world-class expertise in uncrewed aerial systems, supporting critical logistics, healthcare, and infrastructure inspection solutions across the country London, UK, 16th April 2025 – Skyports Drone Services (Skyports), the global leader in drone delivery and inspection services for healthcare, maritime, logistics and energy use cases, has acquired Redbird Aero, Australia’s leading large cargo…
Skyports Drone Services enters Saudi Arabia with proof-of-concept for giga-projects
Skyports Drone Services is making its first entry into the Saudi Arabian market through a strategic collaboration with iot squared, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and national telecom company stc group.
Skyports Drone Services – the year ahead
The real use cases for drone services are proving themselves, while regulatory progress is being made – albeit slower than many of us hoped.
New trials launched to explore how drones can help improve water quality
Drones are being used to enhance water quality monitoring in UK coastal waters and estuaries as part of a collaborative trial involving Northumbrian Water, Makutu, RS Hydro, and Skyports Drone Services. Project Kingfisher, a world-first drone trial for the water industry, has entered its second phase to explore the use of highly automated for data…
Skyports and Royal Mail to extend UK’s longest running commercial drone delivery service
Skyports Drone Services (Skyports) and Royal Mail have celebrated the one-year anniversary of their pioneering drone delivery service in Orkney by announcing it has been extended until at least February 2026.
Consortium launched to explore 5G-enabled drone deliveries in hard-to-reach areas
A new consortium, led by leading drone delivery and inspection specialists, Skyports Drone Services, has launched to explore how 5G services can support the deployment of drone operations in rural areas.
Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announces Over $6 Million to Four Projects Furthering the State’s Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) Leadership
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist announced that four projects will receive $6.25 million in total funding to scale critical AAM infrastructure and deploy pilots that will generate operational data to validate the commercial potential of key AAM use cases and help inform the state’s AAM policy. The funding will be provided through the AAM Activation Fund, a collaborative effort…
