At the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, personnel from both countries looked at how technology could ease one of combat’s toughest challenges – moving supplies and casualties quickly in contested environments.
The T-150 proved it could transfer items like ammunition, water or medical kits over operational distances and quickly, but also provide support to those injured if other personnel cannot get to them.
It comes as both the Royal Navy and the US Army look to utilise uncrewed and autonomous systems in operations.
Lieutenant James Couling, 700X NAS flight commander, said: “This joint training in South Korea is outstanding. It allows us to operate in a new environment, practice carrying different types of supplies, and integrate with US forces as we test concepts for personnel movement and even casualty evacuation by drone.”
Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDonough, Eighth Army’s aeromedical officer, said: “Resupply in a large-scale combat environment remains one of our greatest challenges. Leveraging drones will help us move supplies to the front lines faster and could even be used to transport wounded soldiers to ambulance exchange points.
“That capability could preserve the ‘golden hour’ in large scale combat operations and drastically increase survivability.”
Army medical leaders said the exercise was especially valuable for testing medical logistics.
“Deployment of drones like this will decrease the time it takes to resupply the front line with critical Class VIII medical supplies,” added Captain Ryan Schonewolf, environment science officer with the 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion.
“This helps us modernise our ability to test both medical resupply and casualty evacuation.”
The trials in South Korea come as 700X also proved their ability to use the T-150 to resupply at sea - in a historic first which saw the Royal Navy make a delivery of supplies between warships.