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Boeing’s Unmanned A-160T Cargo Helicopter Set For Evaluation

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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

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The Navy is scheduled to perform a technical evaluation next year of Boeing's [BA] A160T Hummingbird, an unmanned cargo helicopter designed to ferry supplies to troops, and will decide whether to deploy the system to theater after the testing, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said recently. "The Department of Navy is planning to do a technical evaluation of Boeing's A-160 in spring 2012 in Yuma, Ariz.," spokeswoman Jamie Cosgrove said. "NAVAIR's test and evaluation teams will assess technical and operational…

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