Drone Delivery
Meet the team: Darryl Woon, Flight Ops Manager, Singapore
Singapore is one of our main global drone operations hubs. Here we catch up with Darryl Woon, FlightOps Manager in Singapore, to hear about some of the unique challenges that come with operating drones in such a densely populated city, and how he oversees operations that run seven days a week for one of our customers.
Skyports Drone Services, RWE and Skyways conduct Germany’s first long-range drone deliveries to offshore wind turbines
Flying an automated ~80km round trip from RWE’s operation and maintenance base, and carrying cargo of up to 10kg, trial demonstrated drones’ ability to improve logistical flexibility in challenging offshore environments
Project ‘Dragon’s Heart’ launches, bringing NHS Wales closer to drone deliveries
Bristol, UK, 29th September 2025 – The Department for Transport and Innovate UK has today announced funding awards for aerospace innovators driving the next generation of flight technologies. As a part of this funding, Project ‘Dragon’s Heart’ will receive backing to develop drone solutions for the Welsh Ambulance Service and Welsh Blood Service, and generate…
Skyports Drone Services and AZ Turnhout launch medical drone delivery service in Kempen, Belgium, with drones piloted from the UK
Initially operating two routes and delivering medication and pathology samples, the trial is operating with a view to creating Belgium’s first permanent medical drone delivery network
Skyports Drone Services and TFG Marine successfully complete Singapore’s first ever drone operations involving bunker tanker vessels, safely transporting bunker samples
Following extensive safety research, the trial flights demonstrate drones’ potential to operate in marine fueling environments under stringent safety requirements, improving port safety, efficiency and sustainability
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.
Breaking Barriers: Transforming health and logistics with drones in remote Australia
By Scott Wheeler, Head of APAC, Skyports Drone Services. Australia, with its vast landscapes, sprawling coastlines, and widely dispersed population, presents a unique set of challenges, and opportunities, for drones or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Across healthcare, infrastructure, environmental management, and defence, drones are poised to transform how Australia responds to its geographical realities…
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 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.
NHS laboratory specimens delivered by drone for first time by Project CAELUS
In a ground-breaking [MM1] first for Scotland, laboratory specimens have been flown from one NHS board to another – by drone. This step forward by the Project CAELUS initiative, led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland, took place during a three-week flight trial between NHS Lothian and NHS Borders. Live flying took place between…
