Army Receives First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter

Army receives first optionally-piloted Black Hawk helicopter

The Army has taken delivery of a UH-60M Black Hawk that has been upgraded with autonomous flight capabilities, the service announced Friday. The optionally-piloted helicopter — which has been designated UH-60Mx — will move into a “rigorous testing phase” over the coming months, according to an Army news release. Upcoming tests are designed to validate the Black Hawk’s ability to be controlled by troops on the ground and perform in complex, real-…

Army accepts first pilot-optional Black Hawk helicopter for testing

The optionally piloted Black Hawk will soon enter a testing program to determine how and if the Army can integrate the aircraft into its inventory.

DARPA transfers autonomous Black Hawk system to US Army for operational testing

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has transferred an autonomous flight system developed under its ALIAS… The post DARPA transfers autonomous Black Hawk system to US Army for operational testing appeared first on Air Data News.

DARPA Transfers Autonomous Black Hawk Technology to U.S. Army

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has transferred its autonomous helicopter technology to the U.S. Army, marking a significant milestone in military aviation modernization and the evolution of crewed-uncrewed flight capabilities. The transition includes an experimental fly-by-wire H-60Mx Black Hawk equipped with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite, the core technology developed and matured under DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Aut…

Sikorsky delivers first autonomous-capable H-60Mx Black Hawk to ...

Sikorsky has delivered the first H-60Mx helicopter, a modified UH-60M Black Hawk that can operate with full crew, reduced crew or completely autonomously.