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    New technology could autonomize rotary-wing landings

    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    02.27.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Samuel Ellis 

    Marine Corps Base Quantico

    Lance Cpl. Cody Barss explains how he landed a helicopter utilizing an Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System prototype to Rear Adm. Matt Klunder, chief of naval research, left, and Col. Andrew MacMannis, deputy director for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, during a demonstration at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Feb. 27, 2014. According to the Office of Naval Research, the system is designed to enable autonomous approaches and landings at unprepared landing sites, minimally supervised by field operators with no special training, for manned or unmanned rotary-wing aircraft.

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    Date Taken: 02.27.2014
    Date Posted: 04.08.2014 15:39
    Photo ID: 1232728
    VIRIN: 140227-M-Zs544-099
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 1.41 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, US

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