European drone delivery company Dronamics has joined a consortium in Scotland preparing what it says will be the UK’s first nation-wide UAV transport network of medical supplies and lab samples.

Dronamics said it has signed on with The Care and Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland (CAELUS) consortium, which has secured nearly $14 million in funding to mount the country’s drone delivery network of medical supplies. Backed by the UK Research and Innovation’s Future (UKRI) Flight Challenge program, the nation-spanning CAELUS aerial grid will use Dronamics’ Black Swan automated UAVs to transport essential medicines, blood products, and critical supplies between hospitals, laboratories, distribution centers, and even individual medical offices across Scotland.

Read: Dronamics obtains first certification for EU-wide drone deliveries 

Participants in CAELUS include UK air traffic control service provider NATS and Scotland’s National…

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Source: dronedj.com