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Ben Goldstein
September 17, 2026
The SkyCourier UX is intended to fill a gap between smaller cargo drones and larger military airlifters. Credit: Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation and autonomous flight technology developer Merlin have unveiled a concept for an uncrewed version of the Cessna SkyCourier aimed at military contested-logistics missions, pairing Merlin’s autonomy system with an aircraft already in production. The Cessna SkyCourier UX concept…
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