Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corporation have transformed a 6,000lb power lifting K-MAX helicopter into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and successfully tested airdropping cargo by parachute ...

Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation, has proven in recent tests that the unmanned K-MAX helicopter can resupply troops with cargo airdropped by parachute. The tests add a ...

American cargo planes airdropped more than 36,000 meals to Gaza Tuesday in a joint operation with Jordan, the US military said, as the international community scrambles to curb a growing humanitarian ...

NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 9, 2013) -- Among the many testing capabilities housed at the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the Roller Load Test Facility offers the unique ability to simulate the roller and ...

In short: A defence aircraft could be deployed to Antarctica to deliver much-needed supplies to Mawson Station via an airdrop, a Senate inquiry has been told. It comes after Australia's icebreaker, ...

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina -- 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers are airdrop testing a small forklift system, making way for movement of large amounts of equipment and supplies quickly in austere ...

The United States military relies on dropping vital supplies to troops from the air to help avoid being caught by improvised explosive devices and having truck convoys ambushed. In doing so, the U.S.