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08-11-09, 06:31 AM
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Marines look into Boeing remote aircraft
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Last updated: August 11th, 2009 12:16 AM (PDT)
Unmanned aircraft are finding increasing usefulness as surveillance platforms and even weapons, but Boeing thinks it’s found yet another use for the remote control vehicles.
The Marine Corps is curious enough about Boeing’s idea of using remotely controlled aircraft to sign a $500,000 contract to demonstrate how such an aircraft can be drafted into delivering cargo to the front lines.
The demonstration will use Boeing’s helicopter-like A160T Hummingbird to deliver up to 2,500 pounds of cargo to a remote site. The first of those demonstration flights will happen beginning in February.
The unmanned aircraft will reduce the risks that trucks or manned helicopters pose to personnel operating them in war zones.
John Gillie, The News Tribune
in brief
Originally published: August 11th, 2009 12:16 AM (PDT)
Ellie
Marines look into Boeing remote aircraft
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Last updated: August 11th, 2009 12:16 AM (PDT)
Unmanned aircraft are finding increasing usefulness as surveillance platforms and even weapons, but Boeing thinks it’s found yet another use for the remote control vehicles.
The Marine Corps is curious enough about Boeing’s idea of using remotely controlled aircraft to sign a $500,000 contract to demonstrate how such an aircraft can be drafted into delivering cargo to the front lines.
The demonstration will use Boeing’s helicopter-like A160T Hummingbird to deliver up to 2,500 pounds of cargo to a remote site. The first of those demonstration flights will happen beginning in February.
The unmanned aircraft will reduce the risks that trucks or manned helicopters pose to personnel operating them in war zones.
John Gillie, The News Tribune
in brief
Originally published: August 11th, 2009 12:16 AM (PDT)
Ellie