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Logistics & Supply Chain · Recorded milestone

Heavy cargo drones

Recorded year2011

Autonomous aircraft carry tonnes of cargo point to point.

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Built on

Practical helicopterRecorded · 1939enables
Long-range military droneRecorded · 1995enables

Led to

Space freight terminalsForecast · ~2063enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.