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USAF Gets New Autonomous Gliders to Resupply Troops in High-Risk Environments

May 7, 2025 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
The Air Force has added new self-guided gliders to deliver cargo to “high-risk environments” without putting a manned aircraft in danger. Contractor DZYNE and the Air Force Research Laboratory unveiled the new “Grasshopper” gliders, which can be dropped out of a C-17 or C-130 and ...
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