The nose of this autonomous variant of the UH-72 Lakota will open up, allowing weapons or larger pieces of cargo to be front-loaded into the helicopter.
MacDill officials consider the base fortunate to have avoided the worst of the storm, but ordered personnel not to return for now while roads are cleared.
DOD will buy 500 Roadrunner interceptors as well as the Anduril’s portable Pulsar electronic-warfare, counter-drone capability, the firm told Defense News.
Hurricane Milton intensified to a Category 5 storm Monday as it passed through the Gulf of Mexico, and follows a strike from Hurricane Helene last month.