Skyways, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, designs and manufactures long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems. The company's core focus is providing heavy-payload, autonomous drone solutions for logistics in harsh environments, serving customers in the defense and oil and gas sectors. Skyways states it is building the largest unmanned aircraft fleet in the world, with operations now flying on three continents.
The company's product line includes the V3 aircraft, a fully autonomous, long-range cargo platform featuring a Dual-Hybrid Design™. This design allows the aircraft to take off vertically like a helicopter and cruise forward like an airplane. The V3 can carry a useful load of 100 pounds, cover upwards of 1,000 miles, and sustain missions of 20-plus hours.
Skyways operates at the intersection of several technical domains, including unmanned aircraft systems, autonomous drone technology, long-range cargo aircraft, and hybrid aircraft design. The company is currently operating in the market with active customers, positioning its technology for real-world logistics and defense applications.
