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U.S. Soldier Takes Control of Autonomous Black Hawk During Northern Strike 25-2

A U.S. soldier was put in charge of planning and executing missions with the Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter instead of a trained aviator. Sikorsky has announced a new demonstration of the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

US soldier flies full-size Black Hawk helicopter drone with tablet in historic first

In less than an hour of training, a US Army National Guard sergeant first class became the first soldier to independently ...
New Atlas

Black Hawk swaps cockpit for cargo doors to go fully autonomous

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has taken the next logical step in making a Black Hawk helicopter autonomous by not only installing the gear needed for self-flying, but by yanking out the entire ...
The Aviationist

Sikorsky Unveils the S-70UAS U-Hawk, First Fully Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter

The S-70UAS U-Hawk is a modified UH-60L that removes the cockpit entirely to create an uncrewed, mission-flexible platform designed for logistics, support, and future air-ground teaming missions.
The New York Times

Transcripts Reveal Confusion and Frustration in Black Hawk Cockpit Before Deadly Crash

New documents from investigators reveal muffled communications during the final minutes before the helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29. By Kate Kelly Kate Kelly ...
Defense One

Sikorsky’s unmanned U-HAWK is a UH-60L minus the cockpit

Sikorsky’s newest helicopter is an unmanned version of its UH-60L Black Hawk, stripped of its cockpit to carry more cargo and keep aircrew out of harm’s way. Company officials hope the U.S. and other ...