The U.S. Air Force is getting ready to launch an exciting new project: the KC-135 tanker, one of the military’s oldest aircraft, will soon be flying with an AI-powered ‘copilot.’ This AI, developed by the company Merlin, will help operate the aircraft, making it one of the first ever to be piloted by artificial intelligence. The plan is for this technology to begin flight tests next year, marking a huge step forward in the way the military uses planes in the sky.
Merlin, a company focused on autonomous flight technology, has worked with the Air Force for over three years to make this possible. The AI system, known as the Merlin Pilot, is set to be integrated into the KC-135, which will still be operated by human crew members, at least for now. But the long-term goal is to make these tankers capable of flying with minimal or no human pilots at all.
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The Air Force has approved the use of Merlin’s AI on the KC-135, and the company hopes to finish all th...
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