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Merlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft

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Merlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force's 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider taxies on Nov. 2, 2022 at Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview, Fla. shortly after its delivery to the Air Force (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Boston's Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation for the Air Force C-130J airlifter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] as a step toward such features for other special operations forces fixed wing aircraft over the next five years. Merlin said that it will "begin working towards a production-ready reduced aircrew capability on Special Operations Forces (SOF) C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the most-used cargo…

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