# Cobalt 461 at Traverse City, Michigan, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `b11801ec-fcb7-41be-ad52-617375267ecb`

Northern Michigan medical drone delivery pilot in collaboration with regional healthcare, economic development, and aviation partners. Report published December 2025.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** Pilot program
- **Use case:** Medical logistics

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** blueflite-cobalt-traverse-city
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Cobalt 461](/models/blueflite-cobalt-461.md) (id: `c6a0715c-a0fe-4a90-b384-bfa45ec7e1a1`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Blueflite](/companies/blueflite.md) (id: `d076b65c-e593-40a1-a8fe-1d4241939fc9`)
- **Location:** [Traverse City, Michigan, USA](/locations/united-states/michigan/traverse-city-michigan-usa.md) (id: `06bdae8d-d7ef-436a-a2a4-737673608d23`)
- **Operator:** [Blueflite](/companies/blueflite.md) (id: `d076b65c-e593-40a1-a8fe-1d4241939fc9`)
- **First seen:** 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.blueflite.com/medical-drone-delivery-project-report-in-northern-michigan/ · 2025-12-17

## Common questions

### What is the Cobalt 461 deployment at Traverse City, Michigan, USA?

Cobalt 461, built by Blueflite, is recorded as a deployment at Traverse City, Michigan, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Blueflite operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Cobalt 461 at Traverse City, Michigan, USA?

Blueflite, the manufacturer of Cobalt 461, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Cobalt 461 deployment at Traverse City, Michigan, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 17, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Cobalt 461 deployment at Traverse City, Michigan, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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