AI & AutonomyAutonomous KC-135 Flight Testing May Begin Next Year Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the…
AI & AutonomyMerlin 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 for the Air Force C-130J airlifter by…
AI & AutonomyUSAF and Merlin Labs Explore Autonomous Options for KC-135 Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., “to better understand crew workload drivers and gather data to…
Artificial IntelligenceMerlin Labs Raises $105 Million In New Funding Round, Announces Software Work On C-130J Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin Labs on Wednesday said that company has raised $105 million in new funding as it continues to build out its three phased—crawl, walk, run—approach to introducing autonomy…
AI & AutonomyCivil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Moves Toward Certification on an Autonomous Flight System The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand has awarded its first certification basis for an autonomous flight system to Merlin Labs marking a key step on the road to certifying autonomous systems,…