Skyports Drone Providers (Skyports), the worldwide chief in drone supply and inspection providers for healthcare, maritime, logistics and power use circumstances, has acquired Redbird Aero, Australia’s main giant cargo drone operator. The acquisition marks a major milestone for each firms, signifying Skyports’ official entry into the Australian market and advancing uncrewed aviation in Australia, constructing on Redbird Aero’s sturdy basis.
With this growth into Australia, Skyports is about to use its experience in Remotely Piloted Plane Programs (RPAS) to enhance healthcare entry and strengthen provide chain resilience throughout rural and distant areas. Furthermore, it’s going to increase its automated drone inspection providers that simplify tough, time-consuming and harmful jobs, equivalent to linear asset inspection, waterway monitoring and real-time surveillance.
Since its inception, Redbird Aero has been devoted to enhancing healthcare entry and delivering life-saving providers to rural, distant, and Indigenous communities. A key a part of this effort has been specializing in bringing giant cargo RPAS (>150 kgs) to Australian skies by means of regulatory improvement, operational innovation, and strategic partnerships. By working intently with aviation regulators, authorities businesses, and healthcare suppliers, the drone operator has been on the forefront of enabling secure, scalable, and sustainable drone logistics that may assist Australia’s most difficult environments.
Skyports growth continues on the again of ACS Group’s Sequence C funding into Skyports final yr. ACS Group has a robust Australian presence by means of subsidiaries CIMIC, CPB Contractors, Sedgman, Pacific Partnerships, Leighton Asia and Thiess. Skyports is already working with a number of of those ACS Group firms to launch development monitoring and asset inspection drone providers, with first flights scheduled to start in June 2025.
Alex Brown, Director of Drone Providers, Skyports, commented: “As an Australian I’m extremely excited to be increasing into the Australian market. The potential for drone supply and inspection providers in Australia is big because of its distinctive geography. We’ll be bringing our confirmed supply and inspection providers and current buyer partnerships to Australia. Due to the nice baseline constructed by Scott and Redbird Aero we hope to increase quickly into the market, with our first flights beginning inside weeks.”
Scott Wheeler, Founder and former CEO of Redbird Aero, who by means of the acquisition now joins Skyports as Head of APAC, Drone Providers added: “I’m thrilled to welcome Skyports to the Australian RPAS market. Skyports’ intensive expertise and angle to sa
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