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USAF greenlights testing of AI-driven KC-135 tanker operations with Merlin Pilot
The USAF has approved Merlin’s AI-driven pilot for testing on the KC-135 Stratotanker with flight trials slated for 2025.
Washington ANG KC-135 Refuels Malaysian Sukhoi Su-30MKM
In an extreme demonstration of US Air Force interoperability, a US aerial refueler refuels Russian-built fighter planes.
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U.S. Air Force Approves AI Pilot Test Plan for KC-135
The U.S. Air Force has signed off on a plan to put AI in the left seat of its KC-135 tanker fleet. Autonomous flight ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
US Air Force’s monster refueling aircraft to get AI pilot buddy for more autonomy
This joint USAF and Merlin project will evaluate the viability of scaling the AI copilot to large transport aircraft, ...
The National Interest6d
F-35 and F-22 Could Soon Have a New Best Friend: NGAS Stealth Tankers
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works recently showcased a render for its Next-Generation Aerial-Refueling System (NGAS) at the ...
Smithsonian think tank partnering with Blytheville cold war museum
The National Cold War Center in Blytheville will be working with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, a D.C.
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U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team
The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from ...
The Aviationist5d
U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team
A Boeing 767 derivative like the KC-767 ... flies in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base’s 350th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the U.S. Central ...