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Army, Lockheed Martin Continue Development Of K-MAX

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, August 12th, 2013

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Army, Lockheed Martin Continue Development Of K-MAX

The Army and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have been working toward improving capabilities of the K-MAX unmanned helicopters, two of which have been operating for more than 18 months in Afghanistan under the Marine Corps cargo delivery program. Jon McMillen, Lockheed Martin’s lead for business development for unmanned systems, said Friday that the Army is looking to develop more capabilities for the aircraft for potential cargo missions. K-MAX. Photo by Lockheed Martin. During demonstrations at Fort Pickett, Va., in June, a…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]