The Department of Defense awarded Silent Arrow, a company with a novel idea for resupplying troops in the field, with a twelve-month contract to experiment with the company’s autonomous gliders. The ...

A few pioneers in the West Texas desert are resurrecting an idea from the 1940s to revolutionize modern air cargo delivery. The potential savings — as much as 65% less fuel burn when the gliders are ...

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The US Air Force has inducted multiple aerial cargo glider systems to improve its autonomous resupply operations. In a recent press release, California-based defense company DZYNE Technologies ...

CLS-200 stands for Contested Logistics System, with a 200-nm range. Credit: Silent Arrow The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) issued Silent Arrow a $1.8 million direct-to-phase II Small Business ...

After deployment from the C-130 cargo ramp, the Silent Arrow unfolds a pair of wings to glide up to 40 mi. Credit: Yates Electrospace A Middle Eastern air force has conducted the first deployments of ...

Silent Arrow said European airplane maker Airbus will provide sales and operations support for the Santa Ana-based company’s glider cargo drones in European markets. Airbus will also certify the ...

Designed for precision aerial logistics, Grasshopper offers a cost-effective, autonomous solution for delivering payloads in high-risk environments while minimizing operational risks for manned ...