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Boeing unveils new unmanned cargo drone
The world’s largest aerospace manufacturer Boeing unveiled on Wednesday a prototype of a new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone. Boeing said in a statement that the cargo air vehicle is capable of delivering a payload of about 450 kg for possible future cargo and logistics. The cargo air vehicle, which is powered by an environmentally friendly electric propulsion system, will be used to test and evolve Boeing’s automation technology for future aerospace vehicles.