至少自20世纪90年代末以来,美国海军陆战队就一直在考虑利用无人机系统(UAS)执行后勤保障任务的概念。直到2011年12月洛克希德·马丁公司与卡曼航宇公司联合推出K-MAX无人机系统时,该概念才得以实现,并将其正式命名为货物补给无人机系统(CRUAS)。该无人系统由2架无人机和相关地面控制站组成,是回应美国驻阿富汗海军陆战队远征旅(MEB)2009年提出的《紧急通用需求声明》 At least since the late 1990s, the U.S. Marines have been considering the concept of using a UAS for logistics support missions. The concept was not realized until Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace unveiled the K-MAX UAV system in December 2011 and officially named it CRUAS. The unmanned system, comprised of two UAVs and associated ground control stations, responded to the “Urgent General Requirements Statement” proposed by the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) in 2009,