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Tom Barrett: “The Lakota helicopter [is used] for a lot of homeland…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 08:48

I mean, I don't know anything about it, but it seems to me to be it's autopilot is something that you would more likely Think about an airplane rather than a helicopter. … The Lakota helicopter [is used] for a lot of homeland security purposes, a lot of reconnaissance, search and rescue, homeland security. … to override the controls if you need to. But it would, you know, you could push a button, it would hover itself. So it was a pretty incredible thing. Amazing. (08:48)

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Asserts that the Lakota helicopter is used for homeland security and reconnaissance.

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