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Textron Aviation and Merlin Introduce Cessna SkyCourier UX Concept Aircraft

$TXTPress releaseSep 14, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, and Merlin introduced the Cessna SkyCourier UX, a concept aircraft pairing the FAA-certified Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop with Merlin Pilot autonomy, revealed at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The concept targets contested military logistics: autonomous, crew-optional resupply of dispersed forces carrying roughly 6,000 pounds of payload and up to three LD3 containers, with the ability to operate from austere and unimproved runways.

Key figures

Payload lbs
6000
Ld3 containers
3
Merlin idiq ceiling
$100M+

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