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A160T

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Marine War Fighting Lab to examine Unmanned Cargo Helicopter

By Mike Hanlon

21:19 June 7, 2009 PDT

The A160T is already used in several ways by the military to take advantage of its ability...

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. Read More

 
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