Skyports, RWE and Skyways complete Germany's first long-range BVLOS drone deliveries to Arkona windfarm

Skyports Drone Services, RWE and Skyways completed Germany’s first long-range beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) offshore drone delivery trials to turbines at the Arkona windfarm. Conducted as part of a three-week flight demonstration, the sorties proved long-range autonomous logistics and inspection capability over offshore assets.

Discovered 2025-10-15T03:49:15.346905-07:00 | 2025-10-15T03:49:15.346905-07:00

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  • Demonstrates operational progress for long-range BVLOS offshore logistics and inspections after a three-week flight demonstration to RWE's Arkona windfarm, marking Germany's first such offshore turbine deliveries.
  • Adds to regulatory and operational momentum for BVLOS operations following the UK CAA clearance for Windracers' Ultra MK2 (a regulatory precedent) and long-range demonstrations such as the US 80-mile BVLOS medical delivery (https://hype.aero/?story=9df5b4c0-e5fa-4e60-ae18-fddf4ae8cb6c; https://hype.aero/?story=cb84bc72-e285-4866-be01-2410a4512fa7).
  • Reinforces Skyports' commercial expansion into infrastructure-led drone services and integrated operations, linking airport/vertiport ambitions to offshore and industrial use-cases (https://hype.aero/?story=bce79e6f-5f17-46d2-83cc-efb8239b86e6).

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