Marines Seek UAV to Airlift Supplies
Credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN
The U.S. Marine Corps has since 2003 been using a GPS-guided parafoil dropped from C-17 and C-130 cargo planes to resupply troops in Iraq who operate far from resupply routes. The Sherpa, which can be dropped from up to 25,000 ft. and 15 mi. away, uses GPS to land within 100 yd. of a target while...
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