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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…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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