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The US Army has asked for proposals for an unmanned medical evacuation helicopter, which would be used to evacuate wounded soldiers from areas deemed too dangerous for manned rescue crews.
The Army's Small Business Innovation Research Proposal asks for designs for "an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for medical missions such as critical item resupply and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC)."
This animation demonstrates how a medevac drone would work, using a model of the Kaman K-MAX, a helicopter drone already in use with Marines in Afghanistan and one of several platforms mentioned in the Army's solicitation as a good candidate for the drone's airframe.
The final cut shows several existing platforms mentioned in the solicitation as good candidates for the drone's airframe.
Sources: US Army, Wired