COVID-19 Delays Erickson Autonomous Firefighting Demo

Tony Osborne January 27, 2021
S-64
Credit: Erickson
Plans to demonstrate an autonomous aerial firefighting capability with an Erickson S-64 Aircrane heavy-lift helicopter have been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Erickson had hoped to equip an Aircrane with Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomous flight technology. The aircraft would autonomously...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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