Major hurdles involving testing, certification, and public trust remain.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Merlin, Inc. today introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX™ ...

The concept combines a turboprop aircraft already in production with the Merlin Pilot system and is designed to carry around ...

Aircraft maker Cessna partnered with Merlin to create an autonomous version of the SkyCourier aircraft for the needs of the military.

A Textron/Merlin team announced a concept for an autonomous version of the cargo-hauling Cessna SkyCourier to meet the military’s need for an airlifter fleet that can operate in contested airspace.

Textron and Merlin unveil a pilotless SkyCourier UX concept designed to carry 6,000 pounds of military supplies and operate ...

On 14, Textron (NYSE:TXT) unit Textron Aviation and Merlin, an autonomous flight software company, introduced a cargo plane ...

Textron Aviation and Merlin unveil the Cessna SkyCourier UX, an autonomous cargo concept built on the production SkyCourier ...

We can't devote C-130s and C-17s to do a lot of these little shuttle missions,” said retired Maj. Gen. Kyle Kremer, a Merlin advisor.

Merlin will collaborate with Textron Aviation to develop the Cessna SkyCourier UX, an autonomous variant of the regional twin ...

Merlin has been testing the Pilot in New Zealand with the hope of introducing autonomous commercial flights by 2027 in the ...

Textron Aviation and Merlin have unveiled the SkyCourier UX concept, combining autonomous flight technology with the Cessna SkyCourier for military resupply and contested logistics operations.