Airbus, Mercury Systems to Cooperate on Autonomous Flying Programs

   By Stephen Nakrosis 
 

Airbus Defence and Space and Mercury Systems Inc. said Tuesday they agreed to a Framework Cooperation Agreement and will work together on autonomous and flight control computer programs.

The companies said they have already cooperated on projects, including the "development of a high-performance computing platform by Mercury for the Airbus A3R automatic air-refueling system onboard the A330 SMART MRTT Tanker aircraft" and "the contribution in equipment and systems for Airbus platforms such as the C295."

Dr. Bernhard Brenner, Airbus Defence and Space Executive VP Marketing and Sales, said, "By this cooperation we will further strengthen our activities in developing future solutions and products for both piloted or autonomous flying. As Mercury is one of our award-winning suppliers, I am particularly glad that we can extend our successful cooperation with this agreement."

Didier Thibaud, Mercury's EVP and chief operating officer, said, "This important initiative further solidifies our longstanding relationship with Airbus to drive key advances in secure and trusted autonomous technology."

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May 25, 2021 16:46 ET (20:46 GMT)

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