Monday, 21 April 2014
Boeing's Phantom Badger packs a lot of combat vehicle into a small package
The US military fields some pretty impressive vehicles, but they aren't worth much if they don’t fit on the aircraft intended to transport them. Last month, the US Navy removed one obstacle when it cleared the Boeing Phantom Badger combat support vehicle for transport inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. After a battery of tests, including form-fit checks, pressure tests and structural evaluations of over four G’s, the modular vehicle was a step closer to deployment by the US Marine Corps and US Air Force Special Operations... Continue Reading Boeing's Phantom Badger packs a lot of combat vehicle into a small package
Section: Military
Tags: Aircraft, Boeing, Combat, Modular, Transport
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