Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur, about 80km away from Bangalore. — AFP
BANGALORE, India: An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as Covid-19 vaccines to remote areas.
Greater use of drones could be a game-changer for medical services in the South Asian nation’s hard-to-reach rural areas where healthcare is limited and roads often poor, experts say.
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Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur, about 80km away from Bangalore. — AFP
Throttle Aerospace Systems is among 20 organisations granted permits by the government since May to conduct experimental flights beyond the current limit of 450 metres (1,475 feet). — AFP
Technicians from the control and command centre monitoring a drone belonging to TAS. — AFP
A technician removes a payload from a TAS drone. — AFP
People watching from a distance as technicians fly a drone belonging to TAS, which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur. — AFP
Two drones – one that can carry up to 1kg for 20km or nearly an hour, and another that can lift 2kg for 15km – were tested on Monday in the southern state of Karnataka. — AFP
A technician removes a payload from a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems during a flight testing at Gauribidanur. — AFP
A paramedic waits to collect supplies from a TAS drone which can fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur. — AFP
Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur, about 80 km from Bangalore on June 21, 2021. — AFP
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