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K-MAX, Hummingbird Compete On Cargo UAS

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

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QUANTICO, Va.--A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Kaman team and Boeing [BA] are squaring off in a competition to supply a rotary wing cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Marine Corps urgent resupply needs in Afghanistan and Iraq. "We are very optimistic and looking forward to the opportunity to get K-MAX into theater," Michele Evans, vice president, business development for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, said recently at the Modern Day Marine Expo. "Once they realize how they can get supplies moved…

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