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Merlin Expands Flight Operations with Move to North Central State Airport

$MRLNPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Merlin has moved its U.S. flight operations to North Central State Airport in Smithfield, Rhode Island, concluding operations at Quonset State Airport. The move adds hangar capacity for an expanding fleet that now includes a Beechcraft King Air and an L-39 Albatros, the company's first owned jet, intended to extend the Merlin Pilot autonomy platform toward tactical military missions.

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$100M+ total in IDIQ contract ceiling value under C-130J program with USSOCOM

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