RapidFlight has been awarded a $10 million contract by the United States Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX Autonomy Prime program to develop and produce a customizable, autonomous, fixed-wing aircraft system, the PXS.

The first phase of the 36-month contract will involve designing PXS UAVs for developmental test and evaluation at the Autonomy Prime Proving Ground.

RapidFlight will also provide comprehensive operations and maintenance training for the PXS to US Air Force operators.