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Unmanned Systems

Bell’s APT Demonstrates 60-pound Payload Ahead of Marine Corps’ Unmanned Resupply Challenge

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Monday, November 18th, 2019

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Bell’s APT Demonstrates 60-pound Payload Ahead of Marine Corps’ Unmanned Resupply Challenge

Bell Flight's APT-70 autonomous logistics drone, equipped with Yamato's PUPA-70XG pod, flies above Texas. (Bell Flight)

Bell's [TXT] Autonomous Pod Transport vehicle was selected to participate in the Marine Corps' Tactical Resupply UAS fly-off challenge, scheduled to take place during the week of Jan. 27, 2020 in Yuma, Arizona, the company said in a press release. Additionally, Bell also released video of its APT-70 aerial cargo transport vehicle carrying a 60-pound payload. The APT-70 is an autonomous, fully-electric, tail-sitting VTOL designed to carry a payload of 70 pounds up to 35 miles, exceeding speeds of 100 mph…

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