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Army

First Autonomous Black Hawk Flight With No Safety Pilots Set For January, Potential Role For Tech On Enduring Fleet

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, November 12th, 2021

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First Autonomous Black Hawk Flight With No Safety Pilots Set For January, Potential Role For Tech On Enduring Fleet

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

DARPA is planning its first fully autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk flight with no safety pilots onboard this January, with the Army assessing how it may leverage the technology for its enduring helicopter fleet. A lead program official for DARPA’s ALIAS program, which has been running for about six years, told reporters he anticipates the technology transitioning to the Army in near future as the service anticipates potential use cases from aircrew augmentation to potential completely autonomous operations. “It makes common…

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]