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Reliable Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous aircraft systems, has received military airworthiness approval to begin flight testing and operational missions of its remotely piloted Cessna 208 Caravan for the US Air Force.
The approval strengthens the partnership with the department of defence and enables Reliable to demonstrate dual-use automated flight capabilities for military use cases, including cargo missions.
The department of defence’s airworthiness policies require that all aircraft and air systems owned, leased, operated, used, designed, or modified for Air Force applications complete an airworthiness assessment in accordance with Air Force standards.
To meet these requirements, Reliable completed a comprehensive safety analysis, maintenance and operational evaluations and testing of the automated flight technologies. The airworthiness achievement was a key milestone in the company’s phase III small business innovation research (SBIR) contract. (cj)