Piasecki Upgrades Kargo For Uncrewed Logistics

Graham Warwick August 12, 2025
Piasecki Aircraft Caption: Piasecki plans to upgrade the transmission and rotors in the vertical-lift Kargo UAV to increase payload, range and speed.

Piasecki plans to upgrade the transmission and rotors in the vertical-lift Kargo UAV to increase payload, range and speed.

Credit: Piasecki Aircraft
Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft plans to develop a larger-capacity version of the Kargo UAV medium-lift, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed cargo aircraft acquired from Kaman Air Vehicles in April. The improved Kargo II is planned to be available commercially by late 2027...
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