India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes Covid-19 vaccine deliveries

  • Date: 22-Jun-2021
  • Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
  • Sector:Healthcare
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India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes Covid-19 vaccine deliveries

NNA - 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.

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).