# Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at Oakville, Ontario, Canada: deployment

Canonical ID: `ef80174f-3c48-43ae-9777-9b369e744751`

Medical sample transport between Halton Healthcare network hospitals — Milton District Hospital to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. BVLOS with ground-based radar, 14km route, zero visual observers. Partnership with DSV freight provider. Started with radio nuclear isotope delivery, expanded to blood and urine samples.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-18_

- **Slug:** volatus-heavy-lift-cargo-drone-oakville-ontario-canada
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone](/models/volatus-heavy-lift-cargo-drone.md) (id: `d28c19f4-52d1-4ade-9979-8c14006dfd0c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Volatus Aerospace](/companies/volatus-aerospace.md) (id: `95108361-2ef4-4d9c-b034-961c789b0b63`)
- **Location:** [Oakville, Ontario, Canada](/locations/oakville-ontario-canada.md) (id: `50dc3c21-9279-47b5-b54b-4884d31128b5`)
- **First seen:** 2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Volatus Aerospace: Cutting Edge BVLOS** · https://skiesmag.com/features/volatus-aerospace-cutting-edge-bvlos/ · 2024-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone deployment at Oakville, Ontario, Canada?

Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone, built by Volatus Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at Oakville, Ontario, Canada on the DEPLOY registry. Volatus Aerospace operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at Oakville, Ontario, Canada?

Volatus Aerospace, the manufacturer of Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone deployment at Oakville, Ontario, Canada go live?

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

### Have there been incidents at the Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone deployment at Oakville, Ontario, Canada?

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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