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Oshkosh Defense To Manufacture Grid Aero’s Autonomous Cargo Drone In New Partnership

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 2nd, 2026

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Oshkosh Defense To Manufacture Grid Aero’s Autonomous Cargo Drone In New Partnership

Grid Aero's Lifter-Lite autonomous cargo drone. Photo: Grid Aero

Oshkosh Defense on Monday said it has entered a strategic partnership with Grid Aero to produce the startup’s Lifter autonomous cargo drone. The partnership leverages Oshkosh Defense’s manufacturing expertise with the Silicon Valley-based Grid Aero’s development of a low-cost, autonomous aircraft that can ferry thousands of pounds of cargo over long ranges. Oshkosh Defense is part of Oshkosh Corp. [OSK]. Initial foundational work will focus on ensuring the Lifter Lite unmanned aircraft system is designed for manufacturability, production planning and…

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