Product Reviews Net » Humvee http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Darpa Flying Humvee: Transformer vehicle almost reality http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/darpa-flying-humvee-transformer-vehicle-almost-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darpa-flying-humvee-transformer-vehicle-almost-reality http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/darpa-flying-humvee-transformer-vehicle-almost-reality/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:59:43 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=109984 Back in July we reported that DARPA was working on ‘The Transformer’, which will be like a ‘Flying Humvee’. We can now report that this looks set to become reality, as the AAI Corp has now got the contract to study the idea of such a combat vehicle.

It is not known how much armor will be on the vehicle, the more they add the harder it will be to lift off the ground. These are the kinds of questions that will need answering in the study, as they need to know if this will be a practical idea.

Joseph L. Flatley from Engadget learned from Wired that testing is thought to last at least 12 months at a cost of $3 million – that’s a lot of money to learn that the ‘Flying Humvee’ will be an easy target for an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade).

Once all testing is complete and if the military are happy with the results, then expect to see a prototype some time in 2013, don’t hold your breath.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/darpa-flying-humvee-transformer-vehicle-almost-reality/feed/ 0 Flying Humvee by DARPA: The Transformer http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/07/17/flying-humvee-by-darpa-the-transformer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flying-humvee-by-darpa-the-transformer http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/07/17/flying-humvee-by-darpa-the-transformer/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:09:35 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=104730 The Humvee has been and still is a very important tool for the U.S. Army, and has been key to the outcome of a number of conflicts. Although this jeep is the lifeblood of the army it was the helicopter that helped change the outcome of a number of recent wars. It is for this reason that DARPA is working on the two to develop a sort of Flying Humvee, which they have dubbed ‘The Transformer.’

According to Popular Mechanics, this new transporter will be able to avoid road mines like the traditional Humvee has to encounter every day in Iraq and Afghanistan. This will certainly give them the upper hand, as they can fly to a hostile territory and then land and drive to the target where a helicopter could not access.

This could save millions if not billions in taxpayer’s money, as destroying certain targets would normally take missiles or bombs dropped by plans. We know that there would be more risk to military personnel, but at least they will not have to destroy an entire area and fear killing innocent civilians.

DARPA explains some of the specs of what they want the Flying Humvee to have – vertical takeoff and landing, a range of 250 miles and up to four personnel. For more details on this visit the link above.

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