The heavy-lift aircraft flew more than 50 miles during the corridor's opening event at Terre Haute. Purdue will make it available to test emergency supply drops for flood-affected communities. Windracers announced on November 2, 2026 that a Windracers ULTRA autonomous aircraft owned by Purdue University was the first autonomous aircraft to complete a beyond visual line of … [Read more...] about Purdue’s Windracers ULTRA First Flyer in Indiana Drone Corridor
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Alaska Drone Program Flies Blood Samples 1,000 Kilometers for Olympic Anti-Doping Agency
A Windracers ULTRA operated by the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration carried chilled human blood samples on an 8-hour, 47-minute round trip from Nenana, testing whether long-range drones can move biological samples without degrading them. Alaska's drone research program completed a 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) test flight carrying human blood samples for … [Read more...] about Alaska Drone Program Flies Blood Samples 1,000 Kilometers for Olympic Anti-Doping Agency
UK Government Backs Drone Expansion with £50 Million Investment
Windracers among companies recognized as UK moves to scale routine drone operations and advanced air mobility The UK government has announced nearly £50 million in funding to support drone operations and advanced air mobility, highlighting a growing push to move autonomous aviation into routine use across the country. The funding package, published by the UK Department for … [Read more...] about UK Government Backs Drone Expansion with £50 Million Investment
Windracers ULTRA to Map Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill An international team of researchers plans to deploy Windracers’ dual-use heavy-lift drone technology to study the interactions of ice and ocean water in the frigid Arctic region of northwestern Greenland. The study, which is expected to get under way this summer, will be a critical part of the so-called GIANT (Greenland Ice sheet … [Read more...] about Windracers ULTRA to Map Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
Windracers Expands Scottish Highlands Cargo Drone Project
British heavy-lift drone manufacturer Windracers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) to accelerate the deployment of air cargo drone operations across some of the UK’s most remote regions. The partnership builds on years of flight trials supported by Innovate UK’s Sustainable Aviation Test Environment … [Read more...] about Windracers Expands Scottish Highlands Cargo Drone Project
