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School meals to be delivered by drone

Mark Moran
22 June 2022
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Pupils in remote parts of Scotland could soon have their school meals delivered by drone. In what is being billed as a UK first, Argyll and Bute Council is teaming up with drone specialists Skyports to trial the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in delivering school meals.

Flying from Oban Airport, the trial involves delivering meals freshly prepared in Park Primary School in Oban to Lochnell Primary, which is 1.5km away.

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