United States, April 27 -- The United States Marine Corps awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle - Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) Increment 2 program. The offering selected for award is the R66 TURBINETRUCK, an autonomous cargo helicopter commercially developed by Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned that combines Sikorsky's proven MATRIX (TM) autonomy system with the rugged R66 airframe from Robinson Helicopter Company to provide flexible, affordable and rapid combat sustainment.The ability to deliver ammunition, medical supplies and other essential equipment at the point of need - regardless of terrain, weather, or enemy threat - is critical to the U.S. Marine Corps' co...