Wingcopter is used in US air rescue operations

The German drone manufacturer is to support the leading air rescue service in the USA, Air Methods, at 400 locations. The Hessians are supplying their Wingcopter 198 for this purpose.

The German drone start-up Wingcopter has secured a major customer. The leading air rescue service in the USA, Air Methods, is founding a new business unit together with Wingcopter, Spright, which is to improve the supply situation in the USA. There is no information about the order volume. Together, the two partners aim to build a nationwide network of rescue infrastructure. Air Methods has more than 300 locations in 49 states. Spright is launching a pilot project in Kansas this fall.

"The Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated some of the major challenges facing our health care system, and in doing so has created an opportunity to find better solutions for access to care, especially in rural America," said JaeLynn Williams, CEO of Air Methods. What impressed the Americans about the German start-up was both the technology and the necessary production capacity in Weiterstadt, according to a joint statement.

Wingcopter is providing its latest class of drones, the Wingcopter 198, which can fly up to 110 kilometers, with a top speed of 145 kilometers per hour. "We are thrilled to partner with Air Methods to build this life-saving delivery drone network in the U.S.," said Tom Ploemmer, co-founder and CEO of Wingcopter. "Our technology has already been used successfully around the world to effectively deliver medical supplies, such as insulin in Ireland, pediatric vaccines in Vanuatu, emergency medications in Malawi, and most recently blood samples in Germany."