New version of Kaman « K - Max »

As demand has widened and stabilised, Kaman is now looking to expand the capabilities and performance of the original K-Max .

Options for upgraded systems are extensive, he says, including more power, improved avionics and structures and advances in autonomy.

K-Max aircraft are now delivered with refurbished Honeywell T53 turboshaft engines, but new propulsion systems may be considered.

The US Marine Corps deployed two K-Max aircraft modified with autonomous controls by Lockheed Martin to Afghanistan in 2009, to ferry cargo to remote operating bases.

Kaman is considering new ways to introduce autonomy in the K-Max cockpit for foreign military operators, but in a less expensive package, Klotzman says .

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