Skyways wins $37M USAF award for V3 cargo drones

Jun 9, 2025 · Contract Award · Skyways · Aerial

Skyways received a $37 million U.S. Air Force AFWERX award to move its V3 cargo aircraft toward full-rate production.

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  • The award supported transition of the V3 autonomous cargo aircraft from prototype to production.
  • Skyways described the V3 as a long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft system.

Skyways builds autonomous air-transport systems. The Austin company is a Y Combinator S17 startup developing unmanned aircraft for cargo and air-logistics operations.