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DoD, Partners Demonstrate Beyond Line-Of-Sight Drone Cargo Flights In National Airspace

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 18th, 2025

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DoD, Partners Demonstrate Beyond Line-Of-Sight Drone Cargo Flights In National Airspace

SkyWays logistics drones on the deck of a Navy ship. Photo: SkyWays

A Defense Department development program to demonstrate uncrewed aerial logistics beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the national airspace has resulted in a series of successful flights, an important milestone for potentially making these types of operations routine in the U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), a champion testing and developing unmanned aircraft systems in his home state, last Friday announced the success of Project ULTRA at the GrandSKY UAS Flight Operations Center located at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. As of July…

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