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Did you miss Merlin CEO Matt George's webinar with Harpoon Ventures' founder, Larsen Jensen, last month on The Future of Autonomy? Watch the replay here and learn where autonomy is headed: https://lnkd.in/exuRnFTz

Members of the Merlin team are at the 2024 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium and Tech Expo through the weekend! Stop by Booth 533 to meet our team and learn how Merlin is bringing autonomy to aircraft. #ATA2024Texas

At Merlin, safety is a principle embedded in every layer of our technology development. Building trust in the safety of our systems is key to unlocking the full potential of our technologies, which is why our approach is deeply rooted in transparency and collaboration. Read our latest blog post to learn how we work closely with regulators, defense stakeholders, and industry leaders to ensure that safety and accountability guide every step of our journey toward the future of flight: https://lnkd.in/eVSJvP_e

Sophie J., Senior Policy Analyst at Merlin, will be a panelist at the North Carolina Advanced Mobility Symposium hosted by AUVSI North Carolina! Join her session, "Future-Proofing Flight: Policies Transforming Air Mobility and Autonomy," on Wednesday, November 13th at 9:15 am. Register here and use the code NCAMS-VIP25 to get a 25% discount: https://lnkd.in/d-KJf4AZ

Meet our Chief Program Officer, Krishnan Anand! 👋 Krishnan leads all Merlin programs to meet our customers' needs and bring the Merlin Pilot to market, enhancign safety and reducing pilot workload for Civil use and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. When asked what his favorite part about his work at Merlin is, Krishnan shared, "Bringing autonomy to aviation in a phased approach by engaging regulators, pilots and DoD customers is the next big unlock in aviation safety and progress towards reduced pilot workload and crew operations. Merlin is uniquely positoned with their Crawl, Walk, Fly approach to do this for civil use and DoD use. The team has made big advances in this space. I feel fortunate to join Merlin at this incredibly exciting time with increased growth in opportunities." Outside of work, Krishnan enjoys playing soccer and baseball with his 7 year old son and 5 year old daughter almost daily. He also loves traveling, rock climbing, and hiking. Thank you for all that you do, Krishnan!

We're building a pilot that takes the skills of a human pilot and translates them into software. Our solution will make Human Factor-driven decisions that enable it to transcend unexpected, environmental, or experience-based impacts on mission success. Discover how this unique approach in the industry distinguishes both Merlin’s near-term scalability and certification path: https://lnkd.in/e9MdPJfs

Ashley (Pelzek) Ferguson, Merlin's Vice President of Business Operations, will be a speaker at AUVSI — Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International's New England UAS and AAM Summit 2024! Join her session, "Autonomy Trick or Treat! When Will Autonomy Make a Difference?" on Tuesday, October 29th at 1:35 pm to learn how the next generation of aviation equipment developers is leveraging established automation solutions while also pushing the limits of autonomy. https://lnkd.in/e4pqqFAH

Defense One recently published an op-ed from our CEO and founder, Matt George, where he highlights the critical tenets to successfully developing and rolling out autonomy solutions across defense applications. You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/e2k75E2M

What are the benefits of Safety Management Systems (SMS) interfaces? Read Merlin's blog post as we share how they will enable a proactive and predictive approach to managing risk across operations: https://lnkd.in/ehPRFnkz

We're excited to announce Merlin's partnership with Honeywell to enable autonomy on a wide variety of aircraft, including military fleets! The partnership is an important step to bringing autonomous capabilities to commercial and military aircraft, starting with single pilot operations, and we're excited to work with such a respected company to advance pilot efficiency and safety for the industry. Read the full partner post here: https://lnkd.in/e9GrN_gH