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Sikorsky, along with DARPA's autonomous Hawk(r), Flies Logistics and Rescue Missions Without Pilots


Sikorsky, the Lockheed Martin company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have shown before authorities from the U.S. Army for the first time how an unmanned Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously is able to safely and effectively carry out the internal as well as external cargo supply mission as well as a rescue mission.

The flights were conducted on October 12 14, 18 during the research on the U.S. Army's Project Convergence 2022. The flights demonstrate how utility helicopters that are piloted could, in the future, be able to fly complicated missions with a smaller number of crew members or in autonomous mode. 

The Lockheed Martin autonomous Black Hawk helicopter, which uses ALIAS technology, does not require actual pilots and can therefore execute a 30-minute mission to demonstrate its ability to adapt to a variety of mission environments.

This will give Army commanders and aviators more freedom in the way that pilots and aircraft are employed for missions, particularly in low-visibility or hostile environments. PC22 demonstrations  are the 2nd of non-inhabited Black Hawk flights this year. Sikorsky, along with DARPA, has continued to pursue the development of this technology for military purposes, like aircrew support and logistics, evacuation of casualties, resupplying commercial applications like cargo and firefighting, as well as transportation of urban aircraft.

 

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Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is an international security and aerospace company employing around 114,000 people around the world and is primarily involved in the development, research manufacturing, development and integration of high-tech products and systems.

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