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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
Meet the team: Julia Smith-Vidal, Technical Operations Manager
Having the best technology out there and making sure it’s working right is critical to the success of our operations. Here we catch up with one of our TechOps Managers, Julia, to hear how she keeps our missions running like clockwork.
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.
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 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…
