Fort Eustis, VA, March 19, 2026 – The U.S. Army received the first UH-60MX Black Hawk autonomous helicopter, extensively modified to fly with or without a pilot at the controls. This next-generation «Optimally Piloted Vehicle»…
CAMP GRAYLING, Michigan. October 30, 2025 — For the first time, a U.S. soldier —not a trained aviator— planned and executed real-world operations in military exercises with the Sikorsky Optionally Piloted (OPV) Black Hawk helicopter,…
Washington, Oct. 13, 2025 — From concept to reality in 10 months, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a versatile autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has…
Story by Crista Mary Mack, 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia – The U.S. Army is testing an in-flight life-saving system for incapacitated helicopter pilots using onboard automated system that…