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Army

Boeing’s Phantom Badger ITV Earning Transportability Certifications With Army, Navy

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, September 26th, 2013

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Boeing’s [BA] Phantom Works division is showing off its Phantom Badger internally transportable vehicle after it completed more than 5,000 miles of durability testing this summer and continues to gain various transportability certifications from the military services. The Phantom Badger was designed to meet the Marine Corps’ need for an ITV that fits in its MV-22 Osprey, but the 5-foot-wide truck is also compatible with the Chinook helicopter, C-17 and a range of other aircraft, spokesman Garrett Kasper said Sept.…

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