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

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

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 Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Merlin, Inc. today introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX™ aircraft that combines Textron Aviation’s proven Cessna SkyCourier platform ...

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.

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

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

The project combines Textron's SkyCourier airframe with Merlin's autonomous flight system to create pilotless military cargo aircraft for challenging environments. Design innovations include a forward ...

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

At the Air, Space and Cyber Conference outside Washington, DC, two uncrewed aircraft were announced: Swarm Aero’s Gamera, a ...

Archer Aviation and Textron advance electric, autonomous and digitally enabled aviation technologies for future aircraft applications.

Textron Aviation and autonomous flight technology developer Merlin have unveiled a concept for an uncrewed version of the Cessna SkyCourier aimed at military contested-logistics missions, pairing ...