Uncrewed aerial vehicles battle to become US Marine Corps' new resupply drone

The search is on to find the United States Marine Corps' new battlefield best friend - an uncrewed aerial vehicle.
One design the USMC is considering is the Kargo UAV, created by Kaman Air Vehicles, which could soon be used on the battlefield to resupply marines on the ground.
The Kargo is in the running to become America's new medium-lift aerial drone, also known as the Marines' Medium Autonomous Resupply Vehicle or Marv-el.
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[@liammorris1018]

2nd one has my vote, looks far more stable.

[@THE.MI5.MI6]

Yeah first one heat 🔥 and sound 🔊 to easy to see it TBO

[@SimUKReviews]

Hoping you have something big planned for the DDay 80th anniversary

[@LeonDegrelle.z]

if wil be bigger than a Russian parade day 😂

[@brycesattler2301]

*Confidential, for your eyes only!*

[@fToo]

"only one will make it through" why? surely the USMC is big enough to employ multiple types?

[@dannyboi4111]

They are, but logically you would only want one type of drone. If there is multiple then you have to think about the spare parts needed, repair and maintenance on them will be different, etc. If both are doing essentially the same job and have the same lift capacity then only one is needed.

[@RonLWilson]

Cargo UAVs are going to be real game changers for sure! And even though these employ gasoline engines they will be great to support EVs as well in that they can haul in fresh batteries' and haul out spent ones.

[@THE.MI5.MI6]

Flite time is limited to fuel etc but if partly autonomous piloting you would be controlling multiple drones at once you can have a hundred sitting on the field and nothing but service personnel on standby .

[@tedkoler6301]

The Lockheed-Kaman KMAX program delivered 2,000,000 lbs. of cargo into hot zones with no lives lost. Successful Afghanistan deployment Nov 2011- June 2014. Many lives saved.

[@Andyb2379]

No good. Make the body more streamlined that can carry a load internally. Like a tic - tac aerodynamic body

[@SpratLabs]

Lockheed martin and Raytheon have already made tic-tac drones for the DoD, one got shot down by accident last spring.

[@al28854]

those are working prototypes, baby steps.

[@Nainara32]

Seems like it would be easier and less expensive to retrofit a small manned helicopter design like an MH-6 into a UAV. The flight characteristics would already be well understood and the supply chain is established.