A brand-new task shows the lifesaving possibilities of BVLOS medical drone shipment in Greece.
by DRONELIFE Personnel Author Ian J. McNabb
A collaboration in between the Mission Group, (ACS and Uni Systems), together with the Pleiades IoT Development Cluster and PROBOTEK, revealed that they had actually effectively transferred pharmaceuticals and medical products from the island of Kos, in the Greek Dodecanese island chain, to the close-by, however badly linked, island of Pserimos, in a crucial advance for BVLOS drone operations in Greece and the more comprehensive EU.
After getting their license from the Hellenic Civil Air Travel Authority, the consortium’s Swiss-made freight drone, which had a wingspan of over 3m, flew the 12km from Tigkaki, Kos, to Pserimos, with pilots waiting at both ends of the journey. The 9-minute long flight was thoroughly kept an eye on for security as the UAV made its method to the remote island, which is not straight linked to the mainland by any transportation, rather being reliant on surrounding islands more detailed to Athens.
This flight was amongst the very first in Greece to make use of the EU’s brand-new U-Space procedures, and signals even more combination of UAVs into the more comprehensive transportation network of Greece, which is presently greatly dependent on maritime lorries like ferryboats and freight boats. The brand-new task was helped by Drops Smart Hubs, who assisted help with the logistics of launch and landing.
Apostolos Georgantzis, CEO of Mission Group and President and CEO of ACS, mentioned: “We are especially delighted about the brand-new transportation path, which we are opening today, trying to substantially alter the lives of the border islands’ locals. The very first certified BVLOS pilot flight for the transport of medical devices in a remote location is now a truth, when again highlighting our market management. We are likewise really delighted to show once again that development is at our service core, supporting sustainable advancement and a much better future for Greece.”
More on the task, consisting of video, is readily available here.
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Ian McNabb is a personnel author based in Boston, MA. His interests consist of geopolitics, emerging innovations, ecological sustainability, and Boston College sports.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone services market, and a captivated observer of the emerging drone market and the regulative environment for drones. Miriam has actually penned over 3,000 posts concentrated on the industrial drone area and is a worldwide speaker and acknowledged figure in the market. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over twenty years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for brand-new innovations.
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