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CAA On Air · Oct 12, 2021 · 34 min

Trialling medical deliveries by drone during COVID-19 - Part 2 of 3

In part two of our three part series we hear about a recent trial that explored using drones for medical deliveries, including essential PPE items, from Cornwall to remote communities on the Isles of Scilly. This project involved Royal Mail and a consortium funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) who we featured in the first part of this series. We speak with Chris Paxton from the Royal Mail, Gareth Whatmore, CEO of Droneprep which led the consortium and Alex Brown from Skyports about the trial, its achievements and what is coming next. You can find out more by visiting https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail-group/scillies-drones-trial/ https://vimeo.com/547372795 https://droneprep.uk/news/droneprep-and-royal-mail-drone-delivery-to-the-scilly-isles/ The CAA Innovation Hub at http://www.caa.co.uk/innovation

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In part two of our three part series we hear about a recent trial that explored using drones for medical deliveries, including essential PPE items, from Cornwall to remote communities on the Isles of Scilly.

This project involved Royal Mail and a consortium funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) who we featured in the first part of this series.

We speak with Chris Paxton from the Royal Mail, Gareth Whatmore, CEO of Droneprep which led the consortium and Alex Brown from Skyports about the trial, its achievements and what is coming next.

You can find out more by visiting

https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail-group/scillies-drones-trial/

https://vimeo.com/547372795

https://droneprep.uk/news/droneprep-and-royal-mail-drone-delivery-to-the-scilly-isles/

The CAA Innovation Hub at http://www.caa.co.uk/innovation

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