The Marines are looking for a few good UAVs. Will Boeing's Hummingbird pass muster?(Credit: Boeing)
From CNET:
Boeing this week is touting a pair of deals focused on unmanned aerial vehicles, both of them rotorcraft.
On Monday, the aerospace behemoth said that it's getting $500,000 from the U.S. Marines Corps that will go toward a project meant to demonstrate the cargo-hauling capabilities of Boeing's A160T Hummingbird. The Marines are looking into the possibility of dispatching unmanned aircraft as cargo carriers in place of trucks driven by flesh-and-blood troops.
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My Comment: These helicopters are incredible. The skill to pilot one of them must also be incredible. The military applications for these vehicles in providing close support and other operations .... off the chart.
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