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Marines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort

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Marines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort
Robinson Unmanned’s new R66 Turbinetruck equipped with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system. Photo: Robinson Unmanned

The Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky [LMT] and Robinson Helicopter’s R66 Turbinetruck for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) development program, the companies said on Monday. Sikorsky said it received a $15.5 million deal for the MARV-EL Increment 2 work, with the Turbinestruck featuring its MATRIX autonomy capability integrated onto a modified version of Robinson’s R66 helicopter airframe. “The ability to deliver ammunition, medical supplies and other essential equipment at the point of need –…

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