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FAA accepts Reliable Robotics certification plan in full

Yves Le Marquand

20 Jul 23

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Reliable Robotics announced its full certification plan has been formally accepted by the FAA. With a timeline of 18-24 months to get to market, the autonomous…

Merlin completes 25 test flights in Alaksa

Yves Le Marquand

6 Jul 23

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Merlin has announced successfully completing 25 test flights in Alaska as part of a $1m FAA contract. The FAA asked Merlin to demonstrate a highly-automated…

Applying intelligence to autonomous flight

Yves Le Marquand

5 Jul 23

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“Instead of thinking ‘AI’ represents some looming black box magic, we focus on what we can do with it here and now,” says Dr. Yemaya…

‘Human interaction key to autonomy’: Wisk’s Brian Yutko

Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 23

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Building safe and scaleable ground infrastructure to allow people to interact with autonomous aircraft is key to Wisk’s plans, said CEO Brian Yutko. Speaking in…

How to build self-flying cargo networks

Yves Le Marquand

8 Jun 23

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If the wizard Merlin was at the cutting-edge of medieval science, then Merlin is at a similar place in aviation today. The autonomous pilot developer…

Wisk becomes fully-owned Boeing subsidiary

Yves Le Marquand

1 Jun 23

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Wisk has become a fully-owned subsidiary of Boeing announced CEO Brian Yutko at a Boeing media event on Wednesday. The move means Boeing has now…

Elroy Air demonstrates autonomous cargo-handling of Chaparral aircraft

Yves Le Marquand

26 May 23

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Elroy Air has demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling capabilities of its Chaparral VTOL for the US Air Force. The demonstration, which formed part…

Merlin opens New Zealand operations centre

Yves Le Marquand

25 May 23

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Autonomous flight developer Merlin has opened its centre for operations based in Kerikeri, New Zealand. The operating means Merlin now has a dedicated test environment…

Reliable Robotics flies autonomous demonstration with USAF

Yves Le Marquand

19 May 23

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Reliable Robotics conducted an autonomous flight demonstration with the US Air Force during the recent Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base. Reliable’s…

Merlin on ‘viable path’ to certification in New Zealand

Yves Le Marquand

15 May 23

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Merlin is on a viable path to validation and certification with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA NZ) following conclusion of a review…

Xwing awarded SBIR contract with US Air Force

Yves Le Marquand

11 May 23

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Xwing has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the USAF’s AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Through the agreement, Xwing will…

Wisk and Japan Airlines partner to bring self-flying air taxis to Japan

Yves Le Marquand

9 May 23

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Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines (JAL) are partnering to bring Wisk’s self-flying air taxi to Japan. Wisk and JAL Engineering (JALEC) will also work closely…

Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened

Yves Le Marquand

25 Apr 23

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One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling…

Merlin wins FAA contract to deploy nation’s first unmanned air cargo network

Yves Le Marquand

14 Apr 23

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The FAA has awarded Merlin a $1m contract to demonstrate an automated flight control system in conjunction with a safety pilot in Alaska. In partnership…

Xwing submits full certification plan to FAA

Yves Le Marquand

12 Apr 23

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Xwing, has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) to the FAA, to become the first Standard Category large unmanned aerial system (UAS) to receive…

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