Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Pentagon wants to develop a flying Humvee - latimes.com

Pentagon wants to develop a flying Humvee - latimes.com: "With its armored doors and bulletproof windows, the burly Humvee has been a stalwart ground transport for the U.S. military.
But now the Pentagon thinks the hulking vehicle should also be able to fly.
On Tuesday, Pratt & Whitney's Rocketdyne division in Canoga Park announced that it had been awarded $1 million to design a propulsion system for a flying Humvee.
Don't scoff — there is good reason for an airborne truck, defense officials say"