The U.S. Navy has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $11 million contract to support flight testing of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo I Utility System (AACUS) program.
The Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program aims to develop a new generation of unmanned cargo UASs that doesn’t require prepared, obstacle-free landing sites as well as trained operators.
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