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Navy tests aerial logistics drone on USS Gerald Ford
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Naval Air Force Atlantic tested its aerial logistics drone prototype, Blue Water UAS, last weekend, the branch announced. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy
Feb. 23 (UPI) Naval Air Force Atlantic tested a long-range aerial drone last weekend, the Navy announced.
The long-range cargo transport, dubbed Blue Water UAS, is designed to operate with Naval Forces that typically operate in heavy winds over open water and require aircraft to land on vessels that are moving rapidly at sea.
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The proof-of-concept test was conducted last Sunday by transporting lightweight logistical equipment from the mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center at Naval Station Norfolk on board USS Gerald R. Ford while the carrier was in-port.
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