AI & Autonomy U.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics - AIN, Aug. 26 Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August,…
AI & Autonomy CCA Autonomy Contracts Awarded to Five Vendors DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force in the last few months awarded classified contracts to five vendors–a mix of traditional defense companies and non-marquee ones–for the…
AI & Autonomy Boeing Expanding Effort To Autonomously Inspect Aircraft - July 28 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Using small third-party drones for high-resolution imaging and its own artificial intelligence-based software algorithms, Boeing is expanding an effort to speed the inspection of…
AI & Autonomy Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution - June 13 Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack…
AI & Autonomy Merlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation…