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Air Force

Yates Electrospace Working on ‘Contested Logistics’ Autonomous Delivery Drone

Frank Wolfe

Monday, December 18th, 2023

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Yates Electrospace Working on ‘Contested Logistics’ Autonomous Delivery Drone

Conceptual image of the AFWERX funded Silent Arrow CLS-300 (Contested Logistics System, 300 Nautical Miles) (Yates Electrospace Corp. Image)

California's Yates Electrospace Corp. said on Dec. 18 that the Department of the Air Force's AFWERX innovation arm has awarded the company a small business innovation research contract for the company's planned Silent Arrow Contested Logistics System-300 (CLS-300) "to address one of the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force." "The CLS-300 is based on the commercially successful Silent Arrow GD-2000, the world's first heavy payload, autonomous and attritable cargo delivery aircraft designed to carry 1,500 pounds…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]