Medical/pharmaceutical transport

History was made in Binstead in the UK on Saturday, reports the islandecho.co.uk, when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landed on the Isle of Wight and took off again in a special UK trial fast […]

Vital medical supplies are to be flown by drone between Oban and Mull in a week-long trial due to start on May 25th, it has been revealed by theobantimes.co.uk. Skyports, a drone delivery service based in […]

Dive Delivery will use off-the-shelf drones equipped with drop mechanisms to conduct visual line of sight (VLOS) deliveries of face masks and other lightweight items to residential backyards according to prnewswire. Residents of San Mateo […]

Wingcopter are proud to announce that their company has won the Lake Kivu Challenge’s Emergency Delivery competition, organized by the African Drone Forum. This award is a great encouragement to continue Wingcopter’s mission to save […]

In Europe, there have been a number of drone startups in recent years including the Spanish company Quaternium. Since the world covid-19 pandemic began, the media have increasingly focussed on these ‘little warriors’ helping to combat […]

A Polish company is hoping to help save lives by speeding up deliveries of covid-19 test samples and medical supplies by employing drones. According to channelnewsasia.com, the Spartaqs drone-maker said late last week that it […]

The Irish drone company, Manna Aero, is seeking drone medical delivery trials in the UK. After tests in March to deliver fast food to Dublin University College students, trials that were postponed due to Covid-19, […]

UPS and CVS are teaming up to deliver prescription medicine via drone to residents of the Villages Retirement Community in Florida. The service, which will use Matternet’s M2 drones, is being conducted with authorisation from […]

According to venturebeat.com, Israel-based drone company, Flytrex, have announced the launch of an American drone delivery service in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In collaboration with drone-as-a-service company EASE Drones, the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation, […]

Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, told millions of viewers watching the Friday BBC TV briefing on the covid-19 pandemic that a planned trial to deliver medical supplies to the Isle of Wight (IOW) […]