Marine War Fighting Lab to examine Unmanned Cargo Helicopter

The A160T is already used in several ways by the military to take advantage of its ability to hover and stare - that's the unmanned helicopter with a foliage penetrating radar - humans can no longer hide in the jungle!

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The most successful military commanders in history have been master logisticians in addition to master tacticians – you can’t fight effectively if you don’t have all that you need. These days computers aid logistics immensely, but they’re just about to add a whole new dimension by flying the cargo aircraft too. Boeing is the first to submit a platform for the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Demonstration Program: the A160T Hummingbird autonomous unmanned helicopter with a healthy 2,500-pound payload.

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