Unmanned resupply vehicle could reduce combat casualties

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Researchers and engineers showcased a Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or JTARV, during a recent visit by commanding general of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.

The JTARV, a rectangular-shaped quadcopter also known as the hoverbike, could someday make it possible for Soldiers on the battlefield to order resupply and then, minutes later, receive supplies from an unmanned aerial vehicle. In 2013, 60 percent of U.S. combat causalities were related to convoy resupply.

"Convoy resupply involves having a route clearance package, which means more vehicles," Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Guenther, an enlisted advisor at the ARL Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, told Maj. Gen. Gen. Cedric T. Wins on the general's first visit since assuming command of RDECOM in August.

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