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Morocco to test AFRICOM autonomous medical evacuation aircraft

By , based on Maroc Diplomatique and Yabiladi

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Morocco will host a US trial of autonomous medical evacuation by aircraft in early December 2026, conducted by Merlin Labs for AFRICOM. The company has secured a 500,000-dollar contract to test the technology, which is intended to improve the care of casualties in hard-to-reach areas, according to Merlin Labs.

During the exercise, an aircraft equipped with the Merlin Pilot system will take off and travel to an isolated site where the treatment of a patient will be simulated, before making the return journey and landing autonomously. The system will therefore have to operate the flight without direct intervention from a pilot.

AFRICOM is seeking to improve the transport of injured civilians and military personnel to healthcare facilities when hospitals are far away or communications are unreliable. According to Merlin Labs, Merlin Pilot can keep the aircraft on its approved route even if contact with ground operators is lost.

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