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Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution

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Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution
The X-62A Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft, or VISTA, flies over Palmdale, Calif., on Aug. 26th last year. A joint Department of Defense team executed 12 artificial intelligence (AI) flight tests in which AI agents piloted the X-62A VISTA to perform advanced fighter maneuvers at Edwards AFB, Calif., last Dec. 1-16, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack solution for artificial intelligence-piloted military aircraft. Merlin said the acquisition would position it at the front of the autonomous aviation industry. Shield AI is another competitor in this space. Merlin has focused its autonomy software on “98 percent of flying,” which is the aviate, navigate, and communicate, which essentially is how a plane flies, lands,…

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