Merlin Developing Autonomous Flight Tech With Air Force Pilot Input
Company engineers observed pilots as they performed a variety of tasks, collecting data to identify where automation can be most helpful.
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Air Force Secretary Gets in Cockpit of Self-Flying Fighter Plane
The X-62A VISTA, a modified F-16 testbed aircraft, is helping the Air Force explore artificial intelligence applications in combat aircraft.
MightyFly Obtains ‘Industry First’ FAA Flight Corridor Approval in California
The company says its 2024 Cento is the first large, self-flying, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone to receive the consent.
Axis Unveils Three-in-One Flight Simulator
The company says its new AX-D Flex solution is the first ‘roll-on, roll-off’ simulator with front loading.
Regent Eyes Electric Seaglider Service in Abu Dhabi
The manufacturer will collaborate with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office and the Emirate’s Department of Municipalities and Transportation.
Electra.aero Nabs $1.9M Army Contract for Electric Aircraft Testing
The manufacturer’s flagship, hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft requires only the space of a soccer field to launch and touch down.
DARPA Achieves Major Breakthrough with AI-Controlled Aircraft
The agency says successful AI dogfighting trials could support the use of autonomous systems in other complex scenarios.
Air Force Secretary Plans to Get in Cockpit of Self-Flying Fighter Jet
The Air Force is building an army of artificial intelligence-powered warfighters, each of which will command a fleet of small, buzzing drones.
Merlin Advances Toward Autonomous Flight Tech STC with Simulator
The manufacturer says the technology is designed to accelerate its path to supplemental type certification with regulators in the U.S. and New Zealand.
Boom Supersonic Announces First Flight of XB-1 Jet Demonstrator
XB-1 flight testing and evaluations will inform development of Boom’s Overture, a supersonic jet designed to carry 64-80 passengers twice as fast as subsonic airliners.
