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Giant cargo drones will deliver packages farther and faster — The Verge

A new generation of plane-sized autonomous delivery vehicles is capable of carrying hundreds of pounds for hundreds of miles, writes Felicia Shivakumar. Here is the...

Persistent Systems to provide mobile ad hoc networking to Boeing’s Insitu

Persistent Systems has entered into a five-year agreement with Insitu, a Boeing company.

NASA doing feasibility study of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit

NASA has selected 13 companies to study the future of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit, including long-range opportunities for the International Space Station.

Boeing unveils rendering of hypersonic jet that would fly from US to Japan in 3 hours — CNBC

It’s a vision of the future that could someday jet people from the L.A. to Tokyo in just three hours, writes Phil LeBeau at...

Aurora Flight Sciences awarded $48 million unmanned aircraft contract by the Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a new $48 million contract to Aurora Flight Sciences for the continued development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).