SkyDrive Inc. has reached a general understanding with 7A Drones Co., Ltd. for the purchase of 10 SKYDRIVE Model SD 05 eVTOL aircraft, marking the company’s first Letter of Intent in the Asian market outside Japan, as Flightplan reports.

This is more than a handshake. It outlines pricing structure and delivery timelines, including one aircraft in 2028 and four more in 2029. The remaining five are scheduled for later delivery.

SkyDrive has been positioning itself as a leader in short hop urban air mobility, famously conducting demonstration flights at Expo 2025 Osaka. Now the company is steering toward commercialization by 2028.

During rough winter weather, ferry services are frequently canceled. When a critically ill patient needs advanced care, time turns elastic in the worst possible way. Helicopters are an option, but expensive and not always available. The SD 05 is being positioned as a complementary layer in the transport stack, bridging gaps when the sea becomes a wall.

Founded in 2018 and part of the I Mei Group, 7A Drones is already a heavyweight in Taiwan’s UAV ecosystem, with operations spanning agriculture, logistics, disaster response, and medical transport.

The company has secured Civil Aeronautics Administration type certification in Taiwan for multicopter UAVs over 25 kg and has also pursued special approvals for heavier logistics platforms.