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Lockheed Martin's SMSS Autonomous Vehicle Headed for Afghanistan

Posted August 08, 2011 10:47 AM

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:

As a result of winning the Project Workhorse Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) competition sponsored by the U.S. Army, four Lockheed Martin Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) vehicles will be sent to Afghanistan as part of a three-month Military Utility Assessment (MUA).

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Re: Lockheed Martin's SMSS Autonomous Vehicle Headed for Afghanistan

08/09/2011 11:46 AM

It's going to be fun watching the super low tech Afganis defeat this super high tech toy! Bunch of friggin McGyvers over there are gonna send it back messed up somehow! I wonder what they'll come up with....

Or maybe we'll pull our heads out of our keesters and just leave the place, one can hope....

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