U.S. Special Ops Command Partners with Merlin to Automate C-130s Written 13 June 2024
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A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 135th Airlift Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard | USAF; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded a $105 million contract to Merlin to build virtually autonomously operated C-130J Super Hercules transports. Although the description of the resulting aircraft is that they have ‘reduced aircrew capability,’ one of the requirements for the contract is that they be able to fly takeoff to touchdown without human intervention.”
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