The UK plans to launch the world’s biggest drone superhighway. Could it really create 650,000 jobs?

Aug 2, 2022

UK is looking to expand drone use by creating what it says will be the world’s biggest “drone superhighway”. Image: Unsplash/Karl Greif

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Drones have delivered post to the Isles of Scilly off the southwest of the UK. Image: Royal Mail

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Drones could create many long-term benefits for the UK economy. Image: PwC

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The UK’s National Health Service has already started using drones to deliver chemotherapy. Image: NHS

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