Drone service developed by Southampton University for delivering urgent medical supplies

A new drone service developed by Southampton University for delivering urgent medical supplies is being trialed on the Isle of Wight.

The drone has been designed and built by the University of Southampton to transport medical supplies to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport from the mainland via Solent airport in roughly ten minutes much faster than a ferry trip and significantly cheaper than other forms of flight like helicopters.

Solent Transport is also looking to develop an air traffic management system to oversee the safe movement of both manned and unmanned aircraft in shared airspace.