Beacon improves UAV’s cargo-delivery accuracy
A beacon the size of a hockey puck that can fit in any grunt’s pack could soon give Marines a novel way to call in quick, accurate resupply drops.
Developed by Lockheed Martin, the device is made to work in concert with the company’s unmanned K-MAX helicopter, which already is providing Marines at forward operating bases in Afghanistan with everything from ammunition to water.
“The beacons provide K-MAX with improved accuracy, allowing the aircraft to deliver critical cargo to remote sites within three meters of the designated drop-off point,” Lockheed officials said in a news release following a recent demonstration of the device at Fort Pickett, Va. “Deliveries of cargo as large as a compact car can be placed down with pinpoint accuracy even at night or in harsh weather.”
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