The U.S. Air Force has inspected and cleared its KC-135 fleet after the service discovered falsified certifications at a main ...
Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the Merlin ...
Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, today announced completion of a KC-135 Stratotanker Automation Study for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The study was ...
I spent some time watching the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker running training circuits - and caught some impressively low flyovers and smooth touch-and-go landings. In this video, I highlight the precision ...
High above San Antonio, a C-17 Globemaster and a KC-135 Stratotanker came together in perfect harmony. Their live aerial ...
Acceptance of the "airworthiness plan" allows the KC-135 autonomous flight test program to get underway, Merlin said. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force has signed off on a plan to put AI ...
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 ...
Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., “to better understand crew workload drivers and gather data to expand the autonomous ...
EVERETT — The Air Force found itself in the middle of not one, but two messes involving tanker contracts this week when Alabama Aircraft Industries filed a lawsuit against it. “We believe that the Air ...
UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.
First phase of funded study provides key insights for full large aircraft and boom automation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliable Robotics, a leader in safety-enhancing aircraft ...