Penghu’s drone medical supplies delivery test was successful, with a cross-sea range of 120 kilometers

A new milestone in the development of Penghu unmanned vehicles! On the opening day of the new academic year today (7th), the National Penghu University of Science and Technology cooperated with the Penghu County Government Health Bureau and Taiwan Drone Company to conduct a demonstration of medical drone delivery of medicines across the sea to Jibei Island. Penghu County Deputy County Magistrate Lin Jixing, Health Director Chen Shujuan, County Magistrate Chen Guangfu’s wife Wu Shujin and others were present. President Li Wenxi emphasized that this is only the first step, and wind resistance and communication tests will be conducted in the future.

This drone medical delivery test started from the stadium of Penghu University of Science and Technology and ended at the Jibei Island Health Center. It was the first cross-sea drone delivery test of medical supplies to offshore islands in the country. It is of extraordinary significance and has a milestone value. Penghu's 9 offshore island health clinics are all within the navigation range. The longest flight is about 120 kilometers, the load is 3 to 5 kilograms, and the stay in the air is about 2 hours.

Li Wenxi said that in the future, he will cooperate with Chunghwa Telecom, National Taiwan University, and National Cheng Kung University to conduct theoretical calculations and simulations of the best flight path guidance in the northeast monsoon atmosphere in Penghu, to the structural design of UAVs that can withstand strong winds, and continue to challenge the drug flow test of UAVs that can resist strong winds in the northeast monsoon in February next year. Today, a VTOL vertical take-off and landing long-distance drone was demonstrated on site, simulating the delivery of medical supplies between Penghu islands. This drone has functions such as fully automatic take-off and landing, mission flight and remote real-time monitoring.

Since drones have become the main weapon of new technology in the Russia-Ukraine war, Li Wenxi further pointed out that Penghu's strategic location is important, so in the future drones will not only be used for short-range logistics, but also hope to develop into high altitudes and long distances, and even fly to an altitude of 20 kilometers, becoming highly resilient "artificial satellites", expanding the application of drones in communications, rescue and outlying island services, and becoming a weapon to defeat the enemy in modern unequal wars.