Autonomous flight is a grand challenge in aviation — and a gold mine. The first company to crack it at scale stands to reap handsome profits from transportation and logistics alone. In 2020, the size ...

Testing and validating key system capabilities such as Flight Guidance and Autothrottle significantly progresses Merlin’s supplemental type certificate program and the eventual certification of its ...

BOSTON & MOJAVE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, the leading developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it successfully began the flight test campaign of ...

BOSTON, July 06, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, the aviation technology company developing the world’s most capable pilot to advance the future of automated flight, today announced it successfully ...

As the aviation industry continues to evolve, the rules governing flight operations must adapt to accommodate the emergence of cutting-edge technologies and innovative business models. In an interview ...

Real-time flight data is critical to progressing the design, integration, and eventual flight demonstrations of the Merlin Pilot, in addition to informing the planned Next Generation Air-Refueling ...

Autonomous flight technology company Merlin has an agreement with the US Air Force (USAF) to work toward uncrewed operations of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Merlin disclosed on 13 February that it ...

Autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs Inc. today announced that it has closed a $105 million funding round co-led by Snowpoint and Baille Gifford. According to Merlin Labs, the Series B round also ...

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Lockheed Martin UK - Integrated Systems and strategic partner, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that MCSP01, the first upgraded Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 helicopter has performed a ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, the leading developer of assured autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it’s rapidly progressing the flight test campaign of its ...