Beacon AI pilot assistant flies 20 hours on three KC-46A tankers

Beacon AI's Murdock cockpit assistant completed five flights aboard three operational U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus tankers in August–September 2026, logging about 20 hours. The system advises pilots without controlling the aircraft and feeds flight data to Beacon's Lighthouse cloud platform.

• Five flights on three KC-46A tankers, about 20 hours in August–September 2026
• Murdock gives crew recommendations without controlling the aircraft
• Flights ran under an AFWERX TACFI agreement with Air Mobility Command
• Data is relayed to the Lighthouse cloud platform via satellite