Volatus Aerospace partners with RigiTech to boost medical drone delivery services

Volatus Aerospace a provider of aerial solutions, has announced a new strategic partnership with RigiTech, a Swiss-based drone technology company. This collaboration aims to integrate RigiTech’s Eiger long-range delivery drone into Volatus’ expanding drone delivery network, enhancing its medical delivery capabilities across Canada and beyond.

The Eiger drone is known for its ability to carry 3kg payloads for up to 100km. Equipped with advanced avionics and a safety recovery parachute, the Eiger is ideally suited for the longer-range delivery requirements of Volatus’ medical delivery services.

“Integrating RigiTech’s Eiger drone into our operations enables us to extend our delivery distances opening up additional avenues for medical and rural delivery,” noted Glen Lynch, CEO of Volatus Aerospace. “The Eiger’s long-range delivery capacity and reliability perfectly complement our existing local delivery remotely piloted aircraft system, the Canary, enabling us to meet the growing demand for timely and critical medical deliveries over extended distances. RigiTech is a great addition to our partner ecosystem.”

“This collaboration with Volatus represents a significant step forward in our mission to transform logistics through drone technology,” said Adam Klaptocz, CEO of RigiTech. “Volatus’ extensive remote operating experience and sophisticated Operations Control Center provide the ideal infrastructure to showcase the Eiger’s capabilities on a large scale.”

Last year RigiTech announced the Netherlands-based Medical Drone Service as a new operator of the Eiger platform.