Overview
- Beacon’s Murdock flew on multiple KC-46A Pegasus tanker missions and logged roughly 20 hours across five flights while advising crews, according to company reports.
- The system provides advisory support only, running real-time checklists, performance calculations, and route recommendations while pilots retain control.
- An AFWERX-backed capability let Beacon deliver a mid-flight over-the-air software update that the company says was completed in hours, shortening downtime between revisions.
- Beacon has won a growing set of Pentagon contracts, including a reported $4 million Air Mobility Command award and a $49.5 million USSOCOM deal that covers more than 350 aircraft.
- The near-term test is scaling: a two-year AMC adaptation program and the USSOCOM rollout will show whether Murdock’s advisory features and fleet-learning updates work reliably across different airframes and mission types.