Pyka delivers first large-scale autonomous electric cargo aircraft to AFWERX

Published on February 14, 2024

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The United States Air Force has taken delivery of the first of three planned Pelican Cargo uncrewed aircraft from Pyka in Oakland, Calif. Flight operations personnel from Pyka and AFWERX gathered on the tarmac at New Braunfels National Airport to witness the arrival of Pyka’s large-scale autonomous electric cargo aircraft with a 400-pound payload capacity and 200-mile range, built for remote off-airport operations. 

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