Acceptance of the "airworthiness plan" allows the KC-135 autonomous flight test program to get underway, Merlin said. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force has signed off on a plan to put AI ...

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 ...

Theresa Claiborne looks back on her outstanding career in military and civil aviation Diane Tedeschi Theresa Claiborne retired from United as a captain in 2024. Courtesy of Theresa Claiborne On June ...

Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., “to better understand crew workload drivers and gather data to expand the autonomous ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headline and photo caption should read: "Merlin Kicks Off KC-135 Test Flight Campaign with SNC to Progress Autonomous Capabilities for the United States Air Force" (instead of ...

She oversees more than 1,400 airmen, 8 KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 21 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and installation support.

UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.

Specular Theory’s XR Aircrew Training Family of Systems expands to E-3 AWACS and KC-135 under new U.S. Air Force awards. New USAF awards extend Specular Theory’s XR aircrew training family of systems ...

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 ...

The odds were stacked against her. Theresa M. Claiborne was a woman, shorter than the average height required to be a pilot, and she was Black. But she kept her eyes on the prize and went on to ...

Step inside the cockpit of the KC-135 Stratotanker with U.S. Air Force pilots during a high-precision aerial refueling ...

It wouldn’t be a Fairchild Air Force Base airshow without a massive Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker cutting through the sky. The base, known for its aerial refueling tanker aircraft, hosted its annual free ...