:

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Merlin Launches Business Unit To Expand Focus On End-To-End Autonomy Solutions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 19th, 2024

SHARE:

Merlin Launches Business Unit To Expand Focus On End-To-End Autonomy Solutions

Soldier in glasses of virtual reality. The concept of the future.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Merlin, a small company developing autonomous capabilities for military aviation, this week said it has launched a new business unit that expands its focus beyond the routine functions of autonomous flight to meet customer demands for operational missions. The Tactical Autonomy Business unit will focus on the warfighting component of autonomy, such as dogfighting and other mission capabilities, which build on Merlin’s foundational work in this space, which the company’s founder and CEO, Matt George, describes as “aviate,…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]