Vanuatu Drone Trial – Swoop Aero Phase 2

Total # of successful flights

59

# of Months of Sustained Flights

3

Average # of Flights Per Month Carrying Payload

19

Average Flight Distance Achieved

km

Type of flight permission secured

• No permission required
• VLoS
• BVLos
• Other – see full data set

Location of Flight Permission

• Site specific permission
• Broad geographic permission
• Other – see full data set

Average Payload Carried per Flight

.4 kg

Average Flight Speed

108 km/h

Estimated Population Served By Flight Operations

24,000

Duration of flight permission

• One-time
• Limited duration
• Unlimited duration
• Other - see full data set

Results measured

• Operational costs
• Supply chain performance
• Operations and financing models
• Health outcomes or impact

References to Findings

• Project Report
• Webinar

Related Project Phases

• Phase 1 - Swoop Aero
• Phase 1- Wingcopter
• Phase 2- Wingcopter

Status of Project

Completed

Contact Person

Tautvydas Juskauskas
tjuskauskas@unicef.org

Other Partners

Vanuatu Ministry of Health and Civil Aviation Authority

Payload

Vaccines and medical equipment

Geographic Scope

Erromango and Epi islands

Funding Source

The Global Fund, UNICEF, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) innovationXchange