cargo aircraft

Portugal Cements Sixth Millennium Airlifter, Opens Door for NATO Sales

The Portuguese Air Force has reinforced its KC-390 Millennium fleet by signing an amendment with Embraer Defense & Security to acquire a sixth aircraft and secure 10 additional purchase options for NATO partners.

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Grid Aero Rolls Out Cargo Drone Built for Long Haul, Heavy Loads

California startup Grid Aero has emerged from stealth with the Lifter-Lite, an autonomous cargo drone it dubs “the pickup truck of the skies.”

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US Drone Demos Mid-Air Shift From VTOL to Wingborne Flight

Elroy Air has pulled off a key milestone with its Chaparral cargo drone, successfully shifting from vertical takeoff to forward, wingborne flight in a series of trials

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Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone From Canada Targets ‘Complex’ Military Supply Routes

Canadian aerospace firm Volatus has launched a new heavy-lift drone program, introducing the gasoline-powered Condor XL for long-range cargo missions.

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Skyways Lands $37M USAF Deal to Mass-Produce Cargo Drone

Texas-based aerospace firm Skyways has secured a $37-million contract from the US Air Force to advance its V3 autonomous cargo drone from prototyping to full-rate production.

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Bell, Boeing to Deliver Final CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to US Air Force

The final CV-22 Osprey transport and cargo aircraft has entered production, with its completion coming in the next few months.

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Lockheed Unveils Low-Cost, Modular, Mass-Producible Cruise Missiles

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new type of modular and mass-producible air vehicle shaped like a cruise missile: the Common Multi-Mission Truck (CMMT).

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US Awards Silent Arrow $1.8M to Build, Test CLS-200 Drone

Silent Arrow has clinched a $1.8-million Direct to Phase II SBIR contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to build and test six CLS-200 drones.

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Egypt to Join C-130J Super Hercules Global Operators With New Purchase

Egypt is set to join the list of C-130J Super Hercules operators with the purchase of its first two aircraft.

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Cessna Aircraft Flies 3,900 Miles Autonomously in US Air Force Demo

A Cessna 208B utility aircraft flew more than 3,900 miles without a pilot during a recent US Air Force demonstration.

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