autonomy

Early integrations will focus on commercial cargo aircraft before expanding to other large models.

Uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (UCCA) are intended to serve as ‘loyal wingmen’ to crewed fighters.

Merlin Labs completes preliminary design review for the integration of its autonomy system on the tactical and transport aircraft.

Company plans to install the system on aircraft and use it for communications between pilots and ground personnel.

Generation 6 will complete additional hover testing before the company expands the envelope.

Data collection flights will be conducted in partnership with Reliable Robotics, which is developing an aircraft-agnostic autonomy system.

Company integrates Near Earth Autonomy’s perception and guidance technology into its fly-by-wire system.

Company will lend its expertise to the military’s development of an autonomy government reference architecture.

Partners are targeting the Air Force’s Center Console Refresh program for the first integration of their combined system.

State, local, tribal, and territorial governments can participate in the program alongside private sector partners.