Merlin Collects Data For KC-135 Autonomous Flight Demo

Merlin and SNC conducted three test flights in July to gather data for a planned KC-135 autonomous flight demonstration.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Boston-based startup Merlin, partnered with Sierra Nevada Corp., has conducted the first test flights to collect data under a program with the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate its Merlin Pilot autonomous flight control system on the Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling tanker. In late July, under a temporary...
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