Silent Arrow wins Air Force contract for contested logistics drone

Whereas the GD-2000 is an unpowered glider, the new CLS-200 can travel six times as far by using an innovative propulsion unit and propeller that are inexpensive enough to allow the drone to be single-use.

GKN sparks up supply chain to deliver C-27J nacelles to Leonardo

The nacelle’s composite components are produced at GKN Aerospace’s Cowes site and integrated with a variety of parts sourced from the EU, UK, and US, ranging from titanium machining to wiring systems.

Leonardo's morphing surface demonstrator makes first flight

The experimental data has potential for training artificial intelligence algorithms for maturing flight controls and future digital systems offering great reliability and incremental levels of autonomy, with reduced workload.