$BACQ — Citron hopes the "new stock recommendation" narrative doesn't obscure the real story. This week's announcement by Merlin Labs and the U.S. Air Force wasn't just another overhyped headline. It was a real step forward in a government-funded military modernization program that is reshaping how autonomous technology is actually deployed—not just a pipe dream. The Air Force made it clear: "To maintain our strategic advantage, the Air Force must leverage the ingenuity of industry partners like Merlin," said Maj. Dustin Graves of AFWERX. "This CRADA will help us build a common, government-owned autonomous systems architecture, ensuring interoperability, accelerating innovation, and ultimately providing resilient and adaptable capabilities to our warfighters." Citron has been around long enough to understand the difference between a story stock and a truly important story. And this is precisely the latter.