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 ...

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 ...

The internet is full of hyperbole. So when we come across something claimed to be the last of its kind in the world, forgive us for being skeptical. We've done the research, and we've crunched the ...