Aviation News Daily reports, “Elroy Air has successfully demonstrated three new unattended delivery modes for its Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft during flight testing for the U.S. Army. The milestone shows how heavy-cargo drones can supply troops in contested environments without requiring landing infrastructure or ground personnel.”
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FedEx Express, Elroy Air to Evaluate Uncrewed VTOL for Middle-Mile Cargo Delivery
Aviation Today reports that FedEx Express “has a new partnership agreement with Elroy Air aimed at flight-testing their autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air cargo system for middle-mile logistics operations by 2023.” FedEx Express is to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral VTOL aircraft’s “ability to fly shipments between its various sortation facilities.”
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