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Kaman Chosen To Build Prototype Marine Corps Logistics Drone

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

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Kaman Chosen To Build Prototype Marine Corps Logistics Drone

The concept for the Karmen Corp. KARGO UAV. (Image: Karmen Corp.)

Kaman Corp. [KAMN] said on Oct. 10 that it was chosen to build a prototype logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for the Marine Corps based on its commercial KARGO UAV model. The company said the KARGO UAV is a “purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle” that can carry up to an 800-pound payload and is designed to operate in austere environments. The company said after the prototype is built it will conduct a Field User Capability Assessment in an operationally-relevant austere…

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