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American autonomous cargo drone manufacturer
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Skyways Air Transportation Inc. (more known simply as “Skyways”) is an American aerospace company that develops autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for long-range cargo logistics. It was founded in 2017 and is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.[1]
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History
In 2017, Skyways was founded by current CEO, Charles Acknin, and Chris Craighill in Austin, Texas.[2]
In 2024 and 2025, Skyways completed a series of cargo drone flights under the Department of Defense’s Project ULTRA. These were Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) cargo demonstration flights for U.S. military logistics where cargo was transported between Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cavalier Space Force Station in North Dakota.[3]
In June of 2025, the U.S. Airforce awarded Skyways a contract through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support further development and transition of its V3 autonomous cargo aircraft. Specifically, the deal helped the company finalize the drone’s production design, scale up manufacturing, and continue developing its autonomy stack.[4]
Aircraft
V3
Since its founding, Skyways has been developing iterations of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The current UAV is currently known as “V3” and is a long-range autonomous cargo aircraft. According to industry coverage, it is described as designed for extended-range logistics operations using a hybrid configuration that enables vertical takeoff and fixed-wing cruise.[5]
Commercial and international projects
The use of Skyways’ aircraft spans several commercial and logistics trials.
In the United Kingdom, Skyways aircraft were used in the Bluewater 2 maritime drone project, which supported offshore logistics operations. The Skyways V2 aircraft conducted ship-to-shore deliveries in November of 2025. This offshore drone delivery to moving vessels was done to demonstrate low-emission logistics that support offshore operations.[6]
In Germany, there was a long-range, offshore delivery trial for energy company, RWE. The Skyways V2 aircraft was used to transport supplies to offshore installations at RWE’s Arkona windfarm.[7]
In Japan, Skyways has collaborated with All Nippon Airways (ANA) to run trials related to the development of an autonomous drone logistics network.[8]
Funding
The organization has received funding through both government contracts and private financing. In addition to the contract with the U.S. Air Force, the company has secured a debt facility to support aircraft production activities.[9]
Key people
- Charles Acknin, co-founder and chief executive officer
- Chris Craighill, co-founder and former chief technology officer
See also
- Cargo drone
- Unmanned aerial vehicle
- Beyond Visual Line of Sight
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