Reliable Robotics Earns Military Airworthiness for Remotely Piloted Caravan

The company retrofits Cessna Caravans with its continuous autopilot system that automates all phases of flight, from takeoff to landing.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 03:40 PM ET

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A Cessna 208B Caravan equipped with Reliable’s continuous autopilot system comes in for an autolanding at California’s Travis Air Force Base. [Courtesy: Reliable Robotics]

Key Takeaways:

Reliable Robotics received military airworthiness approval from the U.S. Air Force for its remotely piloted aircraft system (ROAS), clearing it for flight testing and operational cargo missions.
The company's ROAS is an aircraft-agnostic system designed to automate all phases of flight, following its historic uncrewed cargo flight in November.
This technology aims to enhance military logistics and safety, address pilot shortages, and is also being explored for commercial cargo applications, including a planned airline subsidiary.

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A company that just broke ground on automated flight technology has been cleared for takeoff by the U.S. military.

Reliable Robotics, which in November completed the first flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board, received military airworthiness approval to begin flight testing and operational missions of remotely piloted aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. The company will demonstrate its dual-use automated flight capabilities for military use cases such as cargo missions.