The Air Force in 2024 evaluated Reliable’s autonomy-equipped Cessna 208B Grand Caravan during a series of exercises. [Courtesy: Reliable Robotics]
Key Takeaways:
The U.S. Air Force is deepening its partnership with commercial provider Reliable Robotics through a collaborative agreement to integrate advanced aircraft autonomy systems.
Reliable Robotics will guide the development of a standardized autonomy architecture (A-GRA) to ensure its platform-agnostic system (ROAS) and other commercial technologies are interoperable and easily integrated across diverse Air Force aircraft and missions.
This collaboration aims to enhance combat capabilities, expand the fleet with autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), reduce operational risks and costs, and allow for rapid "plug and play" integration of commercial autonomy.
The U.S. Air Force is looking to commercial providers to help bolster its aircraft autonomy systems.
Reliable Robotics—which owns a multiyear deal to retrofit Air Force airlift and aerial refueling aircraft with its platform-agnostic autonomy system—on Tuesday announced the partners are deepening their relationship with a collaborative research and development agreement (CRADA).
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Jack is a staff writer covering advanced air mobility, including everything from drones to unmanned aircraft systems to space travel—and a whole lot more. He spent close to two years reporting on drone delivery for FreightWaves, covering the biggest news and developments in the space and connecting with industry executives and experts. Jack is also a basketball aficionado, a frequent traveler and a lover of all things logistics.
