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The Aviationist4d
U.S. Air Force Receives ‘Grasshopper’ Autonomous Gliders to Deliver Cargo in Contested Environments
AFRL and the developer DZYNE said the Grasshopper offers low-cost standoff cargo delivery and troop resupply in contested, ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
Why the Experimental Nazi Aircraft Known as the Horten Never Took Off
The concept is that an airplane’s fuselage and tail, while they ... an unpowered glider, had a successful test flight in 1944, and a second, jet engine-powered prototype took to the air the ...
The Asia Live4d
U.S. Air Force’s Use of ‘Grasshopper’ Gliders Marks Major Leap in Autonomous Logistics for Battlefield Support
The United States Air Force has begun operational deployment of the Grasshopper autonomous glider, an innovative cargo ...