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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.
DoorDash says its new drone delivery service could take flight this year without a buzz — literally. Continue reading
DoorDash has unveiled its purpose-built autonomous aircraft powered by DoorDash Air, and outlined plans for an end-to-end drone delivery system with infrastructure and delivery orchestration designed to scale for all local businesses. Continue reading
Zuri has unveiled the Zuri unmanned cargo VTOL, a hybrid-electric tiltrotor for civil and defence operators. It carries a hundred-plus kilograms over 679 km by design, or 569 km with a full 30-minute reserve, cruises at 220 km/h, and lands on a pad, a deck, or open ground. The useful load is 165 kg, payload plus fuel. Continue reading
Elroy Air has announced that Bristow Group Inc. has expanded its early delivery reservations for the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, reserving 10 additional early delivery positions for a total of 15. Bristow previously secured early delivery slots for five Chaparral drones and announced a pre-order agreement for up to 100 Chaparral drones. Continue reading
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Merlin, Inc. have introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX aircraft that combines Textron Aviation’s proven Cessna SkyCourier platform with Merlin’s aircraft-agnostic software solution for autonomous aviation. Continue reading
Elroy Air, a U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for commercial logistics, defence and rapid response, has announced the completion of the first autonomous and unmanned flights authorized under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Continue reading
A food delivery drone operated by Zipline crashed Friday morning onto the southbound lanes of Highway 6 near Timber Creek Place Lane. Continue reading