Ubemannet K-MAX en suksess

Two Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopters have logged more than 380 flight hours and carried more than 750,000 lb. of cargo to resupply U.S. Marine Corps outposts since beginning operations in Afghanistan in mid-December. The initial six-month deployment is aimed at demonstrating how unmanned cargo aircraft can take vehicle convoys off dangerous roads.
The helicopters are flying autonomously to two forward locations from a main operating base, carrying food, water, ammunition and other supplies. Loads have averaged 2,500-3,000 lb., but have included a 4,200-lb. generator, says Jim Naylor, director of business development for aviation systems at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors