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First operations using UH-60 Black Hawk with MATRIX Technology

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos

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, powered by MATRIX Technology. In partnership with the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Leer másFirst operations using UH-60 Black Hawk with MATRIX Technology[…]

Sikorsky introduces the S-70UAS U-Hawk autonomous helicopter, based on the Black Hawk

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos

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 25% more cargo space than a typical Black Hawk. Sikorsky replaced the cockpit section with actuated clamshell doors and ramp, Leer másSikorsky introduces the S-70UAS U-Hawk autonomous helicopter, based on the Black Hawk[…]

US Army tests in-flight life-saving system for helicopter pilots

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos

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 reads the pilot’s vitals in a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with autonomous flight capabilities. Imagine a future where a Leer másUS Army tests in-flight life-saving system for helicopter pilots[…]

Rain and Sikorsky test firefighting with UH-60 Black Hawk MATRIX

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos

Hesperia, California, May 1, 2025 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and Rain, a leader in the emerging firetech industry, demonstrated and tested autonomous firefighting techniques on both propane and burning brush piles using Sikorsky’s optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawkhttps://hlcopters.com/tag/sikorsky-matrix/ with MATRIX flight autonomy system layered with Rain’s wildfire suppression planning software. Performed in late April Leer másRain and Sikorsky test firefighting with UH-60 Black Hawk MATRIX[…]

DARPA selects Sikorsky to add autonomy to UH-60M Black Hawk

Publicada en por Hugo Ramos

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s ALIAS / MATRIX™ flight autonomy system onto the U.S. Army’s experimental fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Designated MX, the upgraded aircraft will enable the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Leer másDARPA selects Sikorsky to add autonomy to UH-60M Black Hawk[…]

Sikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric eVTOL Demonstrator (HEX)

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ATLANTA, March 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000-pounds, the uncrewed aircraft will serve as a flying test-bed to evaluate large aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for sustained hover, and ranges greater Leer másSikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric eVTOL Demonstrator (HEX)[…]

First autonomous flight S-70 Black Hawk equipped with ALIAS

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Fort Campbell — DARPA and Sikorsky MATRIX technology perform the first autonomous flight S-70 Black Hawk Equipped with ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System). Sitting on the runway in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of Sikorsky’s pilots in an S-70™ Black Hawk® helicopter flips the optionally piloted cockpit switch from two to zero, exits the aircraft Leer másFirst autonomous flight S-70 Black Hawk equipped with ALIAS[…]

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