Sikorsky plans to autonomously fly multiple UH-60 Black Hawks in formation in 2021

By Garrett Reim2020-11-13T18:55:00

SIkorsky UH-60A retrofitted with ALIAS and fly-by-wire controls making first flight under human pilotage c Sikorsky

Landing multiple helicopters in a small landing zone – especially an area hidden in a cloud of dust and criss-crossed with enemy gun fire – is one of the more complicated and dangerous manoeuvres US Army pilots must be able to perform. Now, DARPA wants to see if a computer can do it for them.

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