* This was the first time a Black Hawk was sent to fly without anyone on board
* It used the DARPA developed ALIAS autonomous flying system to operate
* During the 30 minute test flight it took off, carried out maneurvers and landed
* The system is designed to be 'pilot optional' allowing humans to hand over control to the autonomous system if situations become harder to manage
A fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter has taken to the skies over the US without a human pilot on board for the first time.
A partnership between Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and the Defence Armed Research Projects Agency (DARPA), it took off from Fort Campbell in Kentucky on February 5.
Without anyone on board, the UH-60A Black Hawk completed a 30 minute flight above the US army installation, with a second flight held on February 7.
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First Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Flight
Safe, Reliable, and Uninhabited: First Autonomous BLACK HAWK® Helicopter Flight -- Lockheed Martin
Engineers: Black Hawk Flies Unmanned at Fort Campbell -- AP
For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard -- Defense News
A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time -- Breaking Defense
Fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter flies for first time with no pilot -- The Independent
3 comments:
Finally America is waking up..........
"Blackhawk down!!" Now the enemy gets the tech behind it!! Of course our major enemies are WAY ahead of us in terms of AI. Maybe our leadership class is "waking up." This is a baby step. Our adversaries have been running for quite awhile.
Why would you fly a Blackhawk without a pilot. They are troop transports. Kinda defeats the whole purpose.
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