Reliable Robotics will perform flights for representative military missions in a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) configuration.
The work being done by the aircraft autonomy specialist will further both the commercial development of Reliable’s autonomous flight system and operationally relevant UAS military cargo missions, meeting both Department of Defence (DoD) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness standards. The UAS will be equipped with FAA-certifiable conforming hardware and software, including redundant systems and a ground control station for remote piloting.
“The Department of the Air Force needs autonomy to win. Autonomous aircraft systems with high reliability will support immediate air logistics requirements and strategic operational imperatives such as resilient basing, readiness to deploy and fight, and tactical air dominance,” said Lt Col Josh Fehd.
Reliable’s safety-enhancing automation system is aircraft-agnostic, and incorporates redundancy, high integrity navigation and an “always on” autopilot that is engaged through all phases of aircraft operation from taxi to takeoff to landing. Reliable has the only certification plan for full aircraft automation formally accepted by the FAA (2023), and all requirements for the aircraft navigation and autopilot systems agreed upon signalling the technology is on a clear path to certification.
“Fully redundant, fail-safe aircraft automation is the foundation for scalable autonomy for the defence and commercial markets,” said Robert Rose, Co-founder and CEO at Reliable Robotics. “Reliable’s autonomous flight system has been designed and developed to rigorous FAA standards and to integrate seamlessly into the National Airspace System; this TACFI gives us the opportunity to showcase how these capabilities will benefit America’s air force.”
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