Avionics
Textron Seeks Autonomous Capability for its Aircraft
The manufacturer is partnering with autonomous flight pioneer Xwing to allow its current and future aircraft to be remotely piloted.
Xwing has been operating a Cessna Grand Caravan under an experimental license to test its autonomous flight control system that could now be installed on other Textron aircraft. (Photo: Xwing)
Xwing has been operating a Cessna Grand Caravan under an experimental license to test its autonomous flight control system that could now be installed on other Textron aircraft. (Photo: Xwing)

Textron Aviation is to jointly develop autonomous flight capability for its current and future aircraft under a partnership with Xwing. A non-exclusive agreement signed on October 12 calls for the companies’ engineering teams to develop and certify remote piloting technology for Textron’s Cessna Grand Caravan utility aircraft.