Forbes February 14, 2023
A drone designed to deliver medical supplies including chemotherapy drugs and blood samples has completed its first flight between hospitals in the north of England.
The flight marked the start of a three-month trial, during which it will ferry supplies up to fifteen times a day between three public hospitals in the county of Northumberland.
A spokesperson for the organisation that runs the hospitals — Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust — told Forbes the drone flew successfully between Wansbeck General Hospital and Alnwick Infirmary – a distance of 21 miles, on Monday. The journey took 18 minutes.
He added no supplies were delivered on this “validation” flight, which involved a fully electric uncrewed aerial vehicle designed by aviation firm Apian....
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