Articles from Skyways

New Chief Commercial Officer and strategic hires position long-range cargo drone company for expanded commercial and government deployments

UAS company proves it can deliver where few others can with rarely executed shore-to-turbine cargo drop

Skyways, a leading developer of long‑range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, today announced the successful completion of its work under Project ULTRA (UAS Logistics, Traffic, Response and Autonomy), a Department of Defense initiative designed to advance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone logistics. As the only UAS provider at the event, Skyways completed a series of historic cargo drone flights between airports for the U.S. military, validating how unmanned aircrafts can fly safely in controlled airspace.

Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, today announced it has secured a $5 million credit investment from Leonid Capital Partners. This debt facility is specifically earmarked to accelerate the production of Skyways’ V3 aircraft for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, announced today it has received an award for a total amount of $37 million from the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) AFWERX to transition its existing V3 aircraft from prototype to full-rate production. With the funding, Skyways will continue building its autonomy stack, finalize the V3 production design and ramp up for mass manufacturing, targeting the deployment of thousands of V3 aircraft across defense and commercial applications. This initiative aims to establish Skyways' platform as the Program of Record for unmanned aerial logistics.