Matrix Tech Could Turn Aircrane Into Autonomous Firefighter

January 30, 2020
Credit: Sikorsky
ANAHEIM, California—Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities. The demonstration, planned for 2021, could see an unmanned S-64 picking up water and attacking a blaze, and could pave the...

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