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Army Tests Pilotless Black Hawk in Push for Autonomous Flight
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Sikorsky's UH-60MX Black Hawk Helicopter Brings Complete Autonomy to Real World Army Trials
Sikorsky has completed flight testing and handed the first UH-60MX Black Hawk over to the US Army this week. The aircraft has landed at Fort Eustis, Virginia, where the Combat Capabilities Development Command will put it through its paces. From here the real testing begins, with the helicopter expected to demonstrate just how much it [...]
The U.S. Army already has in its arsenal the first unit of a Black Hawk helicopter that is able to fly autonomously and without crew, thanks to the system of AI that incorporates, although if desired, it can be operated by a pilot at the command of the helicopter.It is the model H-60Mx, developed by Sikorsky, a company of Lockheed Martin, that incorporates technology that comes from the program ALIAS (System of Automation of the Air Crew in Cabi…
US Army Receives First Autonomous-ready H-60Mx Black Hawk Helicopter
The U.S. Army took delivery of the first H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter on March 19. This prototype “optimally piloted” vehicle adds a modern fly-by-wire control system and Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite to the standard UH-60M frame, allowing it to fly with a crew, a reduced crew, or entirely unmanned. The H-60Mx was delivered at Fort Eustis, VA (unit/command unspecified) and immediately began a rigorous test phase to validate its autonomous mod…
The US Army has received its first fully autonomous H-60Mx Black Hawk. The modified helicopter can be remotely controlled via tablet or digital brain and heralds a new era for dangerous operations - but first in a test phase. (Continue reading)
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