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US MILITARY TO TEST AUTONOMOUS CESSNA CARAVAN FOR CASUALTY EVACUATION IN MOROCCO...

Boston-based Merlin has received a $500,000 contract from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) to demonstrate an autonomous casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) mission using a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Morocco, the company announced on November 11, 2026 .

SCOTT: This is the kind of thing that shows up at the FBO desk two weeks later. Screenshot it, then go look at your own field’s version of the same problem.

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