Drones: How Smarter Technology is New Way to Improve Security

The year of 2019 would be–without a doubt–a year of small and commercial drones. After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its new rule regarding registration of drones, the number of registered drones has increased to nearly 300,000. Moreover, there were remarkable developments regarding compliance frameworks for drones in the European region and countries such as India. This has offered the required boost for the small drones industry.

From security to insurance and from entertainment to agriculture, drones have entered the commercial market. The adoption of aerial drones technology has evolved drastically in the last few years. This is one of the major trends in the commercial drones market. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has expanded its customer base, offering a wide range of drones that can perform dedicated tasks according to the user’s requirement.

This month, there was a news regarding the decision taken by the emerging military power, India and the mighty U.S. to co-develop small air launch drones. According to a reliable Pentagon official, the two countries have identified small air launch UAV along with a lightweight small arms technology project to increase defense capabilities. Moreover, the U.S. and India recently had their round of Defense Technology and Trade Initiate (DTTI) talk in Washington. However, the military sector is not the only field that demands high-end and technologically advanced UAVs.

To meet the increasing demand for drones, several startups have reaped funds from the major market players. Recently, the drone startup, Matternet, has partnered with UPS to deliver medical samples via UAV at WakeMed’s hospital in Raleigh, N.C. Having the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration as well as North Carolina’s department of transportation, the two companies are expected to conduct daily flights that could ship medical samples to the respective hospitals. These deliveries involve a medical professional that would load the drone with required medical samples and the UAVs would fly along a programmed route to the loading pad at the hospital. This way, UPS and Matternet will be able to study the program and find out how to fly the drones more broadly and improve the deliveries not just at one hospital, but at other healthcare facilities across the country. Prior to this, UPS had partnered with Zipline to analyze medical deliveries using UAVs in remote locations.

The major advantage of such an aerial delivery system is that it could reduce the cost and increase efficiency drastically. Andreas Raptopoulos, the CEO of Matternet, stated, “Our novel technology would be a boon to hospitals as it would transport medical items and samples at an unmatched level of speed and predictability. This will ultimately help improve patient care and cut down cost.”

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