SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announces the signing of a three-party agreement on a “framework for future eVTOL medical transport services in Taiwan”. The agreement, signed on July 15. 2026. brings together SkyDrive, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a leading Taiwanese research and development organization, and 7A Drones, SkyDrive’s business partner in the implementation of this project.
On July 15. 2026. a ceremony, attended by Taiwanese government officials, was held at The Okura Tokyo hotel to mark the signing by SkyDrive, ITRI, and 7A Drones of a practical framework for future eVTOL emergency medical transport services in Taiwan’s Penghu Islands. Front row, from left : Hsu Hsin-Sheng (7A Drones CEO), Pei-Zen Chang (President of ITRI), Tomohiro Fukuzawa (SkyDrive Founder and CEO): Back row, from left : William Liu (Director General of TITA, MOEA), Chao-Chung Kuo (Director General of DoIT, MOEA), Ming-Hsin Kung (Minister of MOEA), Lee I-yang (Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan), Ma Yung-cheng (Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan), Chyou-Huey Chiou (Director General of IDA, MOEA): *ITRI : Industrial Technology Research Institute *TITA : International Trade Administration *DoIT : Department of Industrial Technology *IDA : Industrial Development Administration *MOEA : Ministry of Economic Affairs
This agreement, which builds on prior use case analysis and the Letter of Intent signed by 7A Drones for the future purchase of SkyDrive aircraft, clarifies the division of responsibilities and future timeline for the operation of medical transport services flown in Taiwan by eVTOL aircraft.