California-based drone manufacturer Pyka has released video footage showing its first DropShip cargo UAV running its hybrid propulsion system, marking what the company describes as a key milestone in the aircraft’s development. The test, conducted earlier this month, demonstrated integration of the full hybrid-drive system ahead of the aircraft’s initial flight trials. “It’s alive!” Pyka […]

A fast-growing global interest in modular cargo drones is reshaping how militaries and emergency-response agencies think about moving supplies in contested or remote areas. Several countries are now experimenting with medium-class unmanned logistics aircraft, and the war in Ukraine has shown how difficult it is to sustain dispersed units when traditional transport routes are under […]