Thursday, October 27, 2011

Flying Humvees For The U.S. Military

Warcraft of the future: The military's Transformer TX will look like a 'flying Humvee' and be able to take off and land vertically while being capable of all-terrain driving

The 'Flying Humvee' Gets Off The Ground As U.S. Military Plans First All-Terrain, Bullet-Proof Warcraft By Next Year -- Daily Mail

It might look like something out of a Marvel comic but this flying jeep is close to becoming a reality.

According to insiders at the military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the first model of this futuristic vehicle will be ready at the end of next year.

It is designed to be capable of driving across the roughest terrain like a jeep, sustain gun fire and take off and land at the flick of a switch.

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More News On The Flying Humvees

Flying humvee inches closer to reality -- CBS News
'Flying Humvee' moves ahead -- MSNBC
Pentagon mulling ‘feasible’ designs for flying Humvee -- The Lookout
Progress to the Flying Humvee and enabling a revolution if door to door air travel up to 400 mile ranges -- Next Big Future
Transformer - Coming to a Theater Near You? -- Aviation Week
What’s The Point of Darpa’s ‘Flying Humvee,’ Exactly? -- Danger Room

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