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Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace Demonstrate Unmanned Helo Supply

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corp. [KAMN] said they recently demonstrated for the Army and Marine Corps that it's feasible to transport supplies to ground troops by unmanned helicopter. During 45 minutes of operation at Ft. Eustis, Va., an unmanned K-MAXr helicopter demonstrated autonomous take-off and landing, pick-up and delivery of a 3,000-pound sling load, and the ability to autonomously re-plan and detour from its designated route to accommodate changes to mission requirements and battlefield threats, the company said.…

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