# FB3 at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `8e2a3083-ce67-48c5-82cf-e6baf6d362ba`

UK's largest offshore drone delivery programme: 600+ flights delivering 38.1 tonnes of equipment to 400+ wind turbines at Hornsea 1, Hornsea 2, Walney 1, and Walney 2 offshore wind farms over 6.5 weeks (Aug-Sep 2025). Operated by Skylift for [Ørsted](/companies/orsted.md). Up to 40 deliveries/day, ~10x more cost-effective than crane lifts.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-18_

- **Slug:** flyingbasket-fb3-north-sea-united-kingdom
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [FB3](/models/flyingbasket-fb3.md) (id: `6e462c7a-7981-4d92-90b9-a719b8d6b94c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [FlyingBasket](/companies/flyingbasket.md) (id: `6469119b-2b87-4d0c-ada1-0dfcf0216f52`)
- **Location:** [North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom](/locations/north-sea-united-kingdom.md) (id: `970d75cd-b723-4d73-b1b4-3e57180fa84d`)
- **Operator:** [Ørsted](/companies/orsted.md) (id: `ea23b5a2-71d8-45d7-b4df-e41c88a37580`)
- **First seen:** 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **UK first as Ørsted uses giant drones to service world's largest offshore wind farms** · https://orsted.co.uk/media/newsroom/news/2025/08/uk-first-as-orsted-uses-giant-drones-to-service-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farms · 2024-08-01

## Common questions

### What is the FB3 deployment at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom?

FB3, built by FlyingBasket, is recorded as a deployment at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Ørsted operates the deployment.

### Who operates FB3 at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom?

Ørsted operates this deployment as a customer of FlyingBasket, the manufacturer of FB3.

### When did the FB3 deployment at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the FB3 deployment at North Sea (Hornsea 1&2, Walney 1&2), United Kingdom?

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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