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Textron Aviation, Merlin team up on autonomous Cessna SkyCourier UX concept aircraft

PUBT·09/14/2026 12:04:43
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Textron Aviation, Merlin team up on autonomous Cessna SkyCourier UX concept aircraft
  • Textron Aviation partnered with Merlin to develop a Cessna SkyCourier UX concept aircraft integrating Merlin Pilot autonomy software.
  • Program targets autonomous or pilot-optional resupply missions in contested environments when traditional logistics routes are constrained or unavailable.
  • Concept uses the FAA-certified, in-production SkyCourier platform to support scalable deployment backed by existing manufacturing and global support infrastructure.
  • Current objectives call for about 6,000 pounds of payload capacity with operations from austere runways.
  • Merlin will run engineering studies to assess autonomous resupply operations using the SkyCourier airframe.


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