USAF accepts Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing news Yves Le Marquand 18 Nov 24 0 The United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing using its autonomous technology. The joint USAF and Merlin project will… Read more
Reliable awarded multi-year US Air Force contract news Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 24 0 Reliable Robotics has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite… Read more
Archer delivers first aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 Archer Aviation has delivered its first Midnight eVTOL to the US Air Force (USAF) after the Department of Defense accepted the aircraft’s military airworthiness assessment.… Read more
BETA completes two new US Air Force deployments news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jul 24 0 BETA Technologies has completed deployments with two Major Commands of the US Air Force to evaluate potential military applications. These deployments with the Air Combat… Read more
ASL places deposit-backed order for Reliable’s autonomous tech news Yves Le Marquand 2 May 24 0 ASL Aviation Holdings has placed a deposit-backed order for 30 units of Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system for the Cessna 208B Caravan. The firms have… Read more
US Air Force agrees to test Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Merlin has agreed a deal with the US Air Force to design, integrate, test and demonstrate aspects of the Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker… Read more
Pyka delivers cargo aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Pyka has delivered its Pelican Cargo aircraft to US Air Force as part of its contract with the AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Flight operations staff… Read more
BETA’s aircraft ‘ideal asset’ for Air Force following first ACE Scenario news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 24 0 On the back of its first agile combat employment exercise, BETA’s Alia aircraft has emerged as an “ideal asset” for the US Air Force, according… Read more
BETA’s Alia completes first DoD deployment news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 24 0 BETA Technologies’ aircraft Alia has concluded its first deployment with the US Department of Defense at Elgin Air Force base, the firm reports. The deployment… Read more
AIR moves forward with US Air Force AFWERX programme news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jan 24 0 AIR has moved on to the next stage of its US Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime Program, continuing the joint R&D of its eVTOL aircraft.… Read more
AFWERX backs Piasecki Aircraft with $37m contract news Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 23 0 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract by AFWERX and the US Air Force Research Laboratory worth $37m. The award, which forms part… Read more
Ampaire awarded direct-to-phase 2 contract by USAF news Yves Le Marquand 20 Oct 23 0 Ampaire has been awarded a $1.25m contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to begin developing a megawatt-scale hybrid propulsion system. The collaboration, which… Read more
Archer receives first instalment from US Air Force contracts news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Archer has got the first instalment worth nearly $1m from its recently announced contracts with the US Air Force (USAF). With a total value of… Read more
Reliable Robotics makes strides on US Air Force autonomy solution news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Reliable Robotics says it has made “significant progress” towards a working autonomy solution for the US Air Force. As part of an Air Force-funded contract… Read more
Jet Zero awarded $235m by US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 17 Aug 23 0 Jet Zero’s blended wing body (BWB) concept is getting a $235m vote of confidence from the US Air Force’s Defense Innovation Unit. Under the terms of the… Read more