An old idea is gaining new attention as two companies report progress in developing cargo gliders. Waco gliders were widely used during World War II, but in keeping with the times, the latest designs ...

A disposable unmanned cargo glider designed to enable aircraft to resupply fast-moving ground forces over greater distances has entered a new phase of flight testing under contracts from DARPA and the ...

US start-up Aerolane is seeking the secret to airborne surfing. Geese already know how to do it. When you see them flying in a v-formation, they are surfing on the air currents created by formation ...

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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 ...

IRVINE, Calif., May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DZYNE Technologies, a leading innovator in autonomous defense solutions, announced today the delivery of multiple "Grasshopper" expendable aerial cargo ...

Looking for a new way to resupply ground troops, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has ordered 15 cargo glider drones from Silent Arrow, a company of Yates Electrospace. The AFRL ordered the ...

A German defence company has successfully tested an uncrewed cargo glider designed to support frontline military units, a technology that Tokyo is also exploring as it looks to bolster its ...

The HADIS system can deliver cargo of up to 500kg over a range of 120km and safeguard transport aircraft during resupply operations A German defence company has successfully tested an uncrewed cargo ...