U.S. Air Force Approves Plan for AI Pilot Testing on KC-135 Written 20 November 2024
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F-15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base is refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Feb. 25, 2010. | Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Flying Magazine reports, “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 developer Merlin announced it will begin flying the converted Boeing 707s, among the oldest airframes in the fleet, with Merlin Pilot, an AI-driven robotic flight system, in 2025.”
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