Skyports Drone Companies (Skyports), the worldwide chief in drone supply and inspection providers for healthcare, maritime, logistics and vitality use instances, has acquired Redbird Aero, Australia’s main massive cargo drone operator. The acquisition marks a big milestone for each corporations, signifying Skyports’ official entry into the Australian market and advancing uncrewed aviation in Australia, constructing on Redbird Aero’s robust basis.
With this enlargement into Australia, Skyports is ready to use its experience in Remotely Piloted Plane Techniques (RPAS) to enhance healthcare entry and strengthen provide chain resilience throughout rural and distant areas. Furthermore, it’s going to develop its automated drone inspection providers that simplify troublesome, time-consuming and harmful jobs, akin to linear asset inspection, waterway monitoring and real-time surveillance.
Since its inception, Redbird Aero has been devoted to bettering 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 massive cargo RPAS (>150 kgs) to Australian skies by means of regulatory growth, operational innovation, and strategic partnerships. By working carefully 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 enlargement continues on the again of ACS Group’s Collection 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 corporations to launch building monitoring and asset inspection drone providers, with first flights scheduled to begin in June 2025.
Alex Brown, Director of Drone Companies, 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 large as a result 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 develop 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 Companies added: “I’m thrilled to welcome Skyports to the Australian RPAS market. Skyports’ in depth expertise and perspective to sa
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