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Windracers secures Alaska contract for remote deliveries
Two ULTRA MK1 drones to be deployed.
As previously reported in Logistics UK's sister magazine The Green Miles, Windracers is a UK based company specialising in autonomous cargo aircraft.
It has now secured a contract with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to provide two ULTRA MK1 drones for a major initiative to improve logistics to remote communities across Alaska. The ULTRA MK1 aircraft will be deployed by the university’s Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI), a research institution for drone technologies in the United States.
The companies said the partnership aims to test and refine best practices for uncrewed aircraft operations in some of the harshest and most logistically challenging environments in North America.
“Air cargo delivery for resupply of our remote communities is vital to life in Alaska so we purchased Windracers ULTRA to better test the possibilities,” said ACUASI Director Cathy Cahill.
“We need aircraft such as Windracers that can cover long distances, carry the weight of emergency supplies and do so reliably, regularly and safely. Our goal is to create an environment for the commercial sector in which UAVs, including self-flying cargo aircraft, become ubiquitous in Alaska and beyond.”
Published On: 15/05/2025 14:00:00
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