U.S. Army Aviation Doubles Down On Autonomy Vision

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

The U.S. Army experimented with moving cargo using a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk controlled by autonomy software during an event in 2024.

Credit: Spc. Zion Thomas/U.S. Army
A future U.S. Army rotorcraft fleet could include an autonomous version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor, optionally piloted versions of other U.S. Army rotorcraft, a large uncrewed aircraft system that does not need runways and thousands of small combat drones purchased by soldiers online as if they...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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