The Silent Arrow GD-2000 will be scaled up and fitted with an innovative propulsion system to extend the flight range by a factor of 10x. [Courtesy: Silent Arrow]
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Silent Arrow has been awarded a $75,000 AFWERX contract for a feasibility study on developing long-range cargo delivery drones for contested environments.
The project aims to scale up Silent Arrow's GD-2000 drone into the CLS-300 variant, capable of carrying 1,000 pounds of payload over 300 nautical miles.
These "attritable" drones, intended for military and humanitarian use, will feature an innovative propulsion system allowing self-takeoff and extended range, with testing planned for 2024.
Autonomous cargo delivery aircraft firm Silent Arrow has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, for the development of long-range cargo delivery drones in contested environments.
As part of the $75,000 Phase 1 contract, a feasibility study will be conducted, a spokesperson for the Air Force Research Laboratory told FLYING.
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