There are not many aircraft designed in the 1950s that are still in operation today. One such aircraft is the KC-135 Stratotanker, the US Air Force’s premier refueling tanker. First flew on August 31, ...

Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Fla., have been testing the Merlin ...

Autonomous flight technology start-up Merlin says it has launched flight testing on its proprietary pilot system, using a Boeing KC-135 tanker. The Boston-based company on 16 August said it has ...

Robotics company Merlin successfully completed the first three autonomous control flights on a KC-135 tanker aircraft, under an Air Force waiver. These initial flights were conducted to gather data ...

When America’s most advanced stealth bomber needs fuel, it turns to an aircraft older than most of its pilots’ parents.

Merlin and SNC conducted the first flight tests for the U.S. Air Force's KC-135 automation program at the Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base in Pennsylvania.

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The U.S. Air Force has approved a plan to integrate an AI-driven robotic flight system, "Merlin Pilot," into its KC-135 tanker fleet. Autonomous flight developer Merlin is set to begin flying the ...

Discover why the KC-135's new Starshield-style antenna could make the Stratotanker a critical link in America's future strike ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. Being a longtime space buff, I know about the KC-135. In the day, it ...

A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, a US military aerial refuelling aircraft, issued a “7700” emergency transponder code while flying over the Persian Gulf near Iran. The signal indicates an in-flight ...