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Army, Sikorsky Successfully Demonstrate ‘Optionally Piloted’ Black Hawk Flight

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

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Army, Sikorsky Successfully Demonstrate ‘Optionally Piloted’ Black Hawk Flight

Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Demonstrator Photo: Sikorsky

With the Army, Sikorsky [UTX] has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, something the company calls a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery function to the Army. “The autonomous Black Hawk helicopter provides the commander with the flexibility to determine crewed or non-crew operations, increasing sorties while maintaining crew rest requirements,” said Mark Miller, Sikorsky vice president of research & engineering. “This allows the crew to focus on the more ‘sensitive’ operations, and leaves…

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