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Navy, Marines Developing Requirements For Unmanned Cargo

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

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Navy, Marines Developing Requirements For Unmanned Cargo

K-MAX. Photo by Lockheed Martin

The Navy and Marine Corps have begun the process of outlining the requirements for an unmanned cargo helicopter but as of yet have not established a timeframe for declaring a program of record, the Navy’s program manager for cargo unmanned aerial systems said Thursday. Navy Capt. Patrick Smith of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said the two services are exploring the requirements for the Cargo UAS program following the completed deployment in Afghanistan of the K-MAX system developed under an…

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