Sikorsky and BETA team up on unmanned supply aircraft

Sikorsky and BETA team up on unmanned supply aircraft

A helicopter maker and an electric aircraft startup just proved they can bolt cutting-edge autonomy software onto a brand-new aircraft in under two weeks, a pace that would have sounded absurd for military aviation programs just a few years ago. Sikorsky, the helicopter manufacturer owned by Lockheed Martin, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that […]

BETA select Sikorsky Matrix system for Alia MV-250 UAS

Sikorsky, has revealed announced today that it will integrate its MATRIX autonomy suite into BETA Technologies’ALIA MV250 hybrid vertical‑take‑off‑and‑landing (hVTOL) aircraft. The BETA MV250 is expected to join the rapidly expanding family of MATRIX autonomy-capable platforms, alongside Sikorsky S‑70UAS U‑Hawk, the Sikorsky Nomad VTOL UAS and the Sikorsky OPV Black Hawk as well as Robinson Unmanned’s Skytruck. The two companies to this initiati…