Medical Drone Flights Demonstrate Confidence In BVLOS Operations

Tony Osborne May 19, 2020
ultra uav
The ULTRA UAV is the heaviest fixed-wing nonmilitary UAV developed in the UK.
Credit: Solent Transport
Regular unmanned aircraft flights carrying medical supplies between the British mainland and the Isle of Wight are demonstrating that the UK is overcoming the regulatory and technical hurdles to making beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) UAV flights routine. The 13-min., 10-km (6-mi.) hop from...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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