Security News > 2020 > May > Unmanned drones to slash NHS delivery times to one-fifth of road 'n' rail transport

Remote-control drones are to be used to deliver coronavirus testing kits to a remote Scottish hospital - and they're being flown outside of the operators' direct line of sight.

Backed by the local NHS trust, drone firm Skyports will fly drones between the Isle of Mull and Oban, the closest town on the Scottish mainland.

His company will fly unmanned delivery drones made by German company Wingcopter.

A lengthy journey by road and ferry, Skyports reckons it will take just 15 minutes by drone.

While it makes perfect sense to fly in the height of summer when the weather is good, The Register notes that BVLOS flights in the depths of a typical Scottish winter might not turn out so well; drones are small, light and vulnerable to bad weather.

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