India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes Covid-19 vaccine deliveries
By AFP - Jun 22,2021 - Last updated at Jun 22,2021
Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur, about 80km from Bangalore, on Monday (AFP photo)
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.