U.S. Marines Want Optionally Manned Next-Gen Helicopter

Credit: Bell Helicopter
As the competition heats up to build the Pentagon’s next-generation helicopter for the 2030s, the top Marine aviator says he wants a helicopter that can fly without a pilot in the cockpit. “I think the future is optionally manned right now,” said Lt. Gen. Jon Davis at an event in Washington...

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