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» (OPV) now enters a rigorous testing phase, marking a pivotal moment in the Army’s push to build a safer, smarter, Leer másU.S. Army receives its first autonomous UH-60MX Black Hawk[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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)[…]
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2022 — Sikorsky and DARPA demonstrated how a S-70 Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously and perform cargo resupply missions and a rescue operation. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uninhabited S-70 Leer másSikorsky and DARPA flies the S-70 Black Hawk without pilots[…]
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[…]
Marignane, 26 de abril de 2021 — Airbus Helicopters está introduciendo funciones autónomas en el helicóptero Flightlab (H130) a través del proyecto denominado Vertex. Estas tecnologías tienen como objetivo simplificar la preparación y gestión de la misión, reducir la carga de trabajo de los pilotos y aumentar aún más la seguridad. Los sistemas de tecnología Leer másAirbus introducirá funciones autónomas en el helicóptero Flightlab[…]