Recent Stories
Keeping the Human in Medicine: Two AI CoLab Researchers on What Machines Can’t ReplaceSomeone Is Hacking the Freezers. Pay Attention.Thinking of Running in 2028? Start HereWhat the Lame Duck Session Has to Do With the Ultimate 21st-Century Power Tool: RobotsBlack October Wasn't an Attack Wave. It Was a Warning.Extreme Ownership Means Ultimate Achievement – NASA Culture Shift

The Wave

← Back to the board
News

AFRICOM to Test Autonomous Cessna for Casualty Evacuation in December

Why it’s here: A DoD combatant command (AFRICOM) contracting an autonomous aircraft demo for casualty evacuation touches robotics/autonomy defense programs with federal procurement and Air Force autonomy initiatives, a clear DC policy angle.

Trace across the board

Item

  1. 3d agoAir & Space Forces MagazineAFRICOM to Test Autonomous Cessna for Casualty Evacuation in DecemberAFRICOM awarded Merlin Labs a $500,000 contract to demonstrate autonomous casualty evacuation flight in Morocco, scheduled for early FY2027.
    3 articles
    1. 4d agoThe War ZoneEarliestAutonomous Cessna Caravan Air Ambulance To Be Tested By U.S. Military
    2. 3d agoAVwebPickupMerlin To Test Autonomous Caravan for Military Casualty Evacuations
    3. 3d agoAir & Space Forces MagazinePickupAFRICOM to Test Autonomous Cessna for Casualty Evacuation in December
    RoboticsDefense9 linked

Coverage

3 outlets · first seen 4d ago

Connected

3 links

About

  • Textron Aviation Defense
  • Department of the Air Force
  • Merlin
  • U.S. Special Operations Command
  • C-130J Super Hercules
  • U.S. Africa Command
  • Cessna Model 208B Grand Caravan
  • Morocco

Cookies

Analytics cookies help us see how the site is used. They only run if you accept. Privacy Policy

AFRICOM to Test Autonomous Cessna for Casualty Evacuation in December — The Wave