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Volansi Unveils New VOLY 50 Drone, Basis For FTUAS Inc. 2 Offering With SNC

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

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Volansi Unveils New VOLY 50 Drone, Basis For FTUAS Inc. 2 Offering With SNC

VOLY 50. Photo: Volansi

Volansi, a Silicon Valley-based drone maker, on Wednesday unveiled its new VOLY 50 series unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with the platform designed for long-range flight and the ability to handle a range of payloads with a 50-pound cargo capacity. Shane Hastings, the company’s vice president of program management, told Defense Daily that the solution Volansi is offering with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for the Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Increment 2 program is based on the new 50…

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