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Pentagon

Unmanned K-MAX helicopter Demonstrates Casualty Evacuation

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

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Unmanned K-MAX helicopter Demonstrates Casualty Evacuation

During a recent demonstration, an unmanned K-MAX helicopter transported a simulated wounded warfighter to safety. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

An unmanned K-MAX helicopter has shown it could evacuate wounded troops from a combat zone, Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced April 29.During a March 26 demonstration, ground operators used a Neya Systems UxInterceptor unmanned ground vehicle to assess the condition of a “casualty,” which was a 30-pound mannequin simulating an injured person, and to search for a safe landing area for K-MAX, Lockheed Martin said. K-MAX then flew to the designated landing site, where the mannequin was strapped into a seat…

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