Designed to provide cost-effective cargo hauling in its conformal pod or external sling load configuration, the KARGO UAV will self-deploy with no payload up to 523 nautical miles (970 km) with max lifting capacity of 800lbs (360 kgs).
06-May-24 - Kaman and Textron Systems announced a strategic alliance agreement for collaboration on opportunities and critical technologies for Kaman’s KARGO UAV autonomous drone #drones
03-May-24 - Kaman celebrates the successful first flight of its Autonomous Kargo UAV drone which is currently competing under the US Marines’ Medium Autonomous Resupply Vehicle - Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program #Kargo
04-Oct-23 - Near Earth and Kaman awarded contract by US Army for unmanned cargo delivery demonstrator based on Kaman’s KARGO UAV capable of moving 800 pounds ~ 360 kgs over 100 miles ~ 160 km #drones
08-Mar-23 - PHI Inc to collaborate in the ongoing design, certification and future sales of the Kaman KARGO UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics aircraft #drones
11-Oct-22 - Kaman in partnership with Near Earth Autonomy to provide a prototype for the US Marines Medium Unmanned Logistics Systems – Air (MULS-A) program. The KARGO UAV is under construction and first flight is scheduled for later this year #drones