Naval Air Systems Command is putting the Lockheed Martin [LMT] built K-MAX unmanned cargo aircraft through its paces this week at the command’s facilities in Patuxent River, Md., in preparation for operational tests in Afghanistan later this year. The first of two K-MAX test UAS is currently undergoing “Electromagnetic Environmental Effects” (E3) testing at the Naval Air Station-Patuxent River, according to a command statement issued this week. The E3 tests, being conducted by the Navy and Marine Corps Multi-Mission Tactical…
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