US EditionU.S. Army uses MATRIX to execute first soldier-controlled autonomous Black Hawk missions
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It will have taken less than an hour of training for a soldier, a simple ground operator, to take control of one of the most emblematic helicopters in the US Army, a demonstration that redefines the contours of military aviation.
Will military helicopter pilots ever be obsolete in the face of the drone? In any case, the manufacturer Sikorsky took the opportunity of an exercise in the USA to test the pilotship of a Black Hawk type manoeuvre helicopter, as if it were a drone. And this, by a simple soldier without specific training.
U.S. Soldier First to Command Autonomous Black Hawk
A U.S. Army National Guard soldier planned and executed autonomous missions using a Sikorsky Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter powered by MATRIX technology, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. Lockheed said the soldier was not a trained aviator. Demonstrations took place during Northern Strike 25-2 in August at Camp Grayling, Michigan. The aircraft was fielded in partnership with the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency and the Defense Advanced Res…
With No Prior Experience, an American Soldier Controlled a Black Hawk Opv Helicopter From the Ground
The idea of transforming a utility helicopter into a drone has been the subject of several projects launched about fifteen years ago. For example, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, Kaman developed the K-Max UAS, a helicopter drone capable of carrying 2.7 tons of equipment (more than its own weight) over a distance of 400 km... This article, "Without experience, an American soldier controlled a Black Hawk OPV helicopter from the ground," first…
U.S. Soldier Takes Control of Autonomous Black Hawk During Northern Strike 25-2
A U.S. soldier was put in charge of planning and executing missions with the Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter instead of a trained aviator. Sikorsky has announced a new demonstration of the capabilities of its Optionally Piloted (OPV) Black Hawk helicopter, powered by the MATRIX technology, and what it could bring to the battlefield. During […]
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