DOD Funding on the Rise for Supply Drones, Hybrid-Powered Craft

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The Defense Department and its contractors are spending big and teaming with investors and logistics giants to mold innovations in “middle mile” aircraft to meet the Pentagon’s needs in Asia and the Pacific.

Defense contracts oriented around potential conflict in the region have included spending on drones, hypersonic missiles, and artificial intelligence-powered and autonomous systems.

Long thought of as futuristic aerial taxis for rich urbanites, short- to medium-range aircraft with features that can be put to work in military theaters have also drawn ...