Airbus Backs ‘Battery-First’ Long-Endurance Drone Developer

Credit: US-1: Impossible Aerospace
Airbus Ventures has invested in a U.S. startup developing a commercial unmanned aircraft capable of flying for up to 2 hr. on batteries only, compared with the 25-min. flight time typical for small drones. The aerospace giant’s venture-capital arm participated in the $9.4 million Series A funding...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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