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In this Dec. 17, 2011 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, a K-MAX pilotless freight helicopter, a detachment from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, transports cargo in Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new freight drone for its arsenal - a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys. (Photo: AP/U.S. Marines, Justin M. Boling)