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The Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone medical delivery operations by Throttle Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd (TAS) consortia consisting of TAS, Honeywell Aerospace (India) and Involi were successfully completed on 26th August 2021.The trials were held within a 15 km radius at [[Gauribidanur]] taluk of [[Chikkaballapur]] district on the outskirts of [[Bangalore]] in [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 15, 2021|first=Chethan|last=Kumar|title=Medical drone drop: Bengaluru firm to begin India's first night trials|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/medical-drone-drop-bengaluru-firm-to-begin-indias-night-trials/articleshow/85342789.cms|access-date=2021-09-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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[[File:MedCOPTER_X4.jpg|thumb|512x512px|BVLOS operations conducted at Gauribidanur taluk, Karnataka, India]]<br />
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These trials were conducted with their MedCOPTER [[Delivery drone]] in the view of aiding last mile delivery of medicines and vaccines to every nook and corner of the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India tests drones to deliver jabs|url=https://www.scmp.com/video/coronavirus/3138454/india-tests-long-range-drone-flights-deliver-coronavirus-vaccines|access-date=2021-09-24|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref> With the ongoing [[COVID-19]] pandemic in India, these trials open up the possibility to supply life saving medicines and vaccines to the remotest parts of the country in minimum time. <br />
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The BVLOS operations were supervised by various bodies of government of India: [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]], [[Indian Air Force]], [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]], [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)]] and [[Airports Authority of India]]. To additionally monitor these trials a special committee was also formed and named BVLOS Experiment Assessment and Monitoring Committee (BEAM).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trials for India's first medical drone delivery service begins in Karnataka|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/jun/23/trials-for-indias-first-medical-drone-delivery-service-beginsin-karnataka-2320111.html|access-date=2021-09-24|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> To further validate and take extra precautionary measures, the experimental findings of the BVLOS operations were communicated to the BEAM Committee.<br />
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[[Category:Unmanned aerial vehicles of India]]<br />
[[Category:Honeywell aircraft]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Air Force]]</div>Bot