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Marine Corps to deploy K-Max UAV to Afghanistan

October 16-31, 2011

The Navy and Marine Corps announced its plan to deploy the service’s first cargo unmanned aircraft system to Afghanistan next month. Adm. Bill Shannon, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, approved Lockheed Martin/Kaman’s K-Max unmanned helicopter for a six-month deployment to augment Marine Corps ground and air logistics operations.

“I am very excited to deploy a system that will keep our marines and sailors out of harm’s way and ultimately save lives,” said Shannon.

Prior to Shannon’s decision, commander operational test and evaluation force released a report documenting the system’s favourable performance during a quick reaction assessment in Yuma, Arizona, in August. Marine unmanned aerial vehicle squadron (VMU) 1, cargo resupply unmanned aircraft system (CRUAS) Det. conducted the QRA, which replicated a week in the life of operations in Afghanistan with temperatures, flight profile and terrain almost identical to those planned for deployment.