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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In modern conflict, it’s axiomatic that logistics wins wars. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. kg) payload.

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Stratom develops airworthy material handling system for USSOCOM

Robotics Business Review

today announced that it is developing a “unique, small-form-factor material handling system.” ” It said its latest robot will be able to lift, load, unload, and transport palletized 463L tactical cargo across various operating environments and terrains. Source: Stratom Stratom Inc. The Louisville, Colo.-based

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Key Trends Driving Digital Transformation in the Freight Industry

Robotics Automation News

For any business that relies on some form of logistics – whether sending products across town or across the world – keeping up with the latest digital advances is becoming critical for […] The freight and shipping industry is going through some major changes lately as new technologies shake up the old way of doing things.

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Burgeoning Freight and Logistics Demands to Fuel Recovery of China’s Commercial Truck Industry

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Key drivers in this revival will be burgeoning transport and logistics needs, particularly for eCommerce retail deliveries, the need for periodic truck replacements to align with stricter new emissions standards, and government impetus in the form of subsidies and incentives. It is projected to nearly double to 4.3

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View from India: Logistics carriers are economic lifeline of the country

E&T

Developed by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, the goal of the National Logistics Policy (NLP) is to make the country a logistics powerhouse. The policy has four features: Integration of Digital System (IDS); Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP); Ease of Logistics (ELOG); and System Improvement Group (SIG).

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‘Drones are better for the planet than traditional means of transport’: Alex Landowski, Medical Logistics

E&T

The co-founder and managing director of Medical Logistics isn’t just talking about the day-to-day frustrations of getting across town by car for anything as routine as a business meeting. Medical Logistics has been instrumental in the first UAV flight-corridor trial in the UK for delivering time-critical medical cargo to an NHS hospital.

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Gateway to the Moon - and beyond!

E&T

This will be docked with a propulsion module in orbit around the Moon, to form the backbone of a brand-new space station called the Lunar Gateway – humanity’s first to orbit a body other than the Earth. Because of this successful in-space experimentation, Gateway will be using the same system from day one.

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