NASA awards Reliable Robotics contract to flight‑test autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan near U.S. airports

NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has awarded Reliable Robotics a contract to flight‑test its autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan in and around U.S. airports. Data from the trials will feed national performance standards and support integration of uncrewed aircraft systems near commercial airfields.

Discovered 2025-12-10T06:38:19.316874-08:00 | 2025-12-10T06:38:19.316874-08:00

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  • NASA is funding flight trials of Reliable Robotics' autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan operating in and around U.S. airports; the collected flight data will be used to develop national performance standards for uncrewed aircraft systems.
  • The test data and standards work will feed ongoing airspace‑integration efforts, complementing the FAA's Advanced Air Mobility pilot program and recent airport AAM simulations in Orlando, informing procedures for safely mixing crewed commercial traffic, eVTOLs and unmanned systems near airports.

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