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The Air Force Research Laboratory is studying ways to integrate flights of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at bases nationwide.

The initiative to field thousands of cheaply produced drones is ‘producing real results,’ according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.

The partners are modifying Pyka’s flagship Pelican Cargo aircraft, an uncrewed, fully electric drone, for use by DOD customers.

The Air Force is building an army of artificial intelligence-powered warfighters, each of which will command a fleet of small, buzzing drones.

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace will supply U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel with its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) K1000ULE.

The company will inherit several pending patents and government contracts to ramp up development of its hybrid-electric propulsion system.

The company retrofits Cessna Caravans with its continuous autopilot system that automates all phases of flight, from takeoff to landing.

Under the deal, American forces will retain a presence at Al Udeid Air Base for the next decade, according to media reports.

Air Force Special Operations Command said no survivors were likely and that efforts are now focused on recovering remains and aircraft debris.

U.S. military Osprey operations continue despite Japan’s call to temporarily ground the tiltrotor aircraft.