medical logistics
Skyports Drone Services demonstrates medical drone delivery capabilities to Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health
Reduces delivery times from approximately 55 minutes to under seven minutes Satun, Thailand, 2 June 2023 Skyports Drone Services, the global leader in drone deliveries, surveys and monitoring, today successfully conducted a landmark medical drone delivery demonstration for Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health. The demonstration comes after Skyports Drone Services successfully obtained Beyond Visual Line of…
Skyports Drone Services completes successful drone delivery proof of concept in collaboration with Japan’s Kaga City Council
Skyports Drone Services has successfully completed a drone delivery proof of concept (PoC) in partnership with Kaga City and Kanematsu Corporation. Kanematsu Corporation has partnered with Kaga City since 2021 for the promotion of regional revitalisation through the use of drones and aerial vehicles[1]. Transporting simulated blood and other materials of up to 3kg between…
Next Phase of Project CAELUS to Develop UK’s First Medical Delivery Drone Network Launches
A consortium led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland to deliver what will be the UK’s first medical distribution network using drones has launched its next phase. CAELUS (Care & Equity Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland), secured £10.1 million funding from the Future Flight Challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) last month. To…
UK Government gives the green light for World’s longest drone ‘superhighway’
The UK government has today announced it has given the go-ahead to for the world’s largest and longest network of drone superhighways to be built in the UK. The drone superhighway will link cities and towns throughout the midlands to the southeast of the country, with the option to expand the corridor to any other…
NHS launches UK’s first COVID test drone delivery service in Scotland
London, United Kingdom (UK), Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 Argyll & Bute Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has begun carrying COVID test samples and other medical materials on drone delivery flights between medical facilities in the Argyll & Bute region. Following a proof-of-concept phase last year, the three-month initiative, which aims to help improve COVID-19 related…