Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Team K-MAX Demos Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply

Team K-MAX Demos Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply: "Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine Corps the capability of the Unmanned K-MAX helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned helicopter at forward operating bases in Afghanistan.
During a series of flights last week in subfreezing temperatures at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground, UT, the Unmanned K-MAX demonstrated autonomous and remote control flight over both line-of-sight and satellite-based beyond line-of-sight data link."