Lockheed Martin [LMT]. and Kaman Aerospace [KAMN] announce Feb. 8 they have demonstrated to the Marines the capability of its K-MAX unmanned helicopter to resupply troops in Afghanistan. The K-MAX is in use in private industry--primarily in logging and construction--as a manned system. Lockheed Martin provides the communication links and the datalinks and interfaces that allow for an unmanned capability (Defense Daily, Feb. 4). The companies said that in a series of flights last week at the Army's Dugway Proving…
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