Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation \u2014\u00a0and national security | Fortune<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Autonomous systems aren't replacing pilots\u2014they're the next crew member, one that never gets tired and never has a bad day.\"\/><link rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/tim-burns\/\"\/><meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tim Burns\"\/><meta name=\"publisher\" content=\"Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, max-image-preview:large\"\/><meta name=\"fb:pages\" content=\"56501027948\"\/><meta name=\"msapplication-TileColor\" content=\"#ffc40d\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/09\/autonomy-aviation-national-security-pilot-shortage-merlin\/\"\/><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/09\/autonomy-aviation-national-security-pilot-shortage-merlin\/\"\/><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation \u2014\u00a0and national security | Fortune\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Autonomous systems aren't replacing pilots\u2014they're the next crew member, one that never gets tired and never has a bad day.\"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/09\/autonomy-aviation-national-security-pilot-shortage-merlin\/\"\/><meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fortune\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tim-burns.png?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:alt\" content=\"tim\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation \u2014\u00a0and national security | Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Autonomous systems aren't replacing pilots\u2014they're the next crew member, one that never gets tired and never has a bad day.\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tim-burns.png?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image:alt\" content=\"tim\"\/><\/head><body class=\"font-graphik-compact bg-primary text-primary typography-default font-normal tracking-none antialiased\" id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><template data-dgst=\"BAILOUT_TO_CLIENT_SIDE_RENDERING\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"description-parser contents\" data-cy=\"description\"> <br \/>\n <br \/>\n<em>Tim Burns is the Chief Technology Officer at Merlin, where he leads the development of the world\u2019s most advanced autonomous pilot systems for the aerospace industry. With over 25 years of leadership experience in aviation and aerospace systems engineering, Tim has a proven track record of driving innovation and leading large-scale, complex product developments from concept to certification.<\/em> <br \/>\n <br \/>\n  <br \/>\n <br \/>\n<em>Before joining Merlin, Tim was the Chief Engineer at Honda Aircraft Company, where he oversaw the design of the HondaJet Echelon and led a team of over 200 engineers. Prior to that, he served as Chief Engineer of Advanced Military Systems at L3Harris Technologies, responsible for advanced avionics mission processing platform developments for major defense programs. His earlier roles include Vice President of Engineering at Thales Aerospace and Senior Engineering Manager at Gulfstream, where he led the design and certification of the G500 Symmetry flight deck.<\/em> <br \/>\n <br \/>\n  <br \/>\n <br \/>\n<em>Tim is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), a licensed commercial pilot, and type-rated in both the Boeing 737 and HondaJet. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Avionics Systems from the University of Bristol, UK.<\/em> <br \/>\n <br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div hidden=\"\" id=\"S:1\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md w-full\" data-cy=\"article-title\" data-recirculation-array=\"Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation \u2014\u00a0and national security,I founded McKinsey\u2019s CEO practice: Here\u2019s why operational excellence is a liability right now,America turns 250. 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src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2261589651-e1780617551534.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">2 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"bs\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276268290-e1780364823542.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">3 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md w-full\" data-cy=\"article-title\" data-recirculation-array=\"'We didn\u2019t see this coming': Wall Street eats its forecasts as stocks sell off globally on fear of AI bubble ahead of SpaceX IPO,Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon,Gen Zers are arriving at college unable to even read a sentence\u2014professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates,Current price of oil as of June 8, 2026,'The golden years are not golden': Boomers are hoarding most of America's wealth and power because they're terrified of outliving their money,Current price of silver as of Monday, June 8, 2026,SpaceX's IPO will also be a massive selling event triggering big price dislocations across the stock market as investors dump shares to buy SPCX,MacKenzie Scott's approach to her $26 billion giving spree was inspired by a book she read in college about writing,AI CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft set aside their rivalry to warn Congress AI is making it too easy to design and create bioweapons,Current price of gold as of June 8, 2026\" data-recirculation-name=\"Most Popular\" id=\"recirc-most-popular-module\">\n<div class=\"latest-popular-content flex flex-col gap-xl md:layout-grid-gap md:grid md:grid-cols-3\" data-cy=\"post-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"'We didn\u2019t see this coming': Wall Street eats its forecasts as stocks sell off globally on fear of AI bubble ahead of SpaceX IPO\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage 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https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26142823729883-e1779491344983.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">1 day ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280066951-e1780945158744.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">17 hours ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\">\n<div class=\"group-has-[.tp-container-inner]:hidden\">\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Gen Zers are arriving at college unable to even read a sentence\u2014professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1198077894-e1767986011272.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">2 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Current price of oil as of June 8, 2026\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-8.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">1 day ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"'The golden years are not golden': Boomers are 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