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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Sikorsky a $6 million contract to integrate an autonomous flight system onto the Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk to experiment with AI-enabled operations, the company announced Monday. The Lockheed Martin-subsidiary will add its MATRIX autonomy system onto the upgraded helicopter, designated MX, in 2025, allowing the Army’s Combat […]
MX Black Hawk aircraft with the Matrix autonomy system. Credit: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to equip the US Army’s experimental fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with its Matrix flight autonomy system. Awarded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the $6m Matrix system […]
A ‘robotic brain’ is being introduced to an experimental US Army UH-60M helicopter with fly-by-wire controls. This advancement will allow the helicopter to function autonomously, regardless of whether humans are on board. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s […]
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea and Poland commanders, stand during a change of command and uncasing ceremony at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 8, 2024. USAG Black Sea, the Army’s newest garrison, is the 9th in Europe and 81st across the globe. It brings quality […]
Summary and Key Points: The AbramsX is the latest iteration of the U.S. Army’s iconic M1 Abrams main battle tank, a symbol of American military strength since its debut in the 1980s. -While the Abrams was originally designed for Cold War scenarios in Europe, the AbramsX incorporates advanced Chobham armor, a powerful 120mm smoothbore gun, […]
By Charles D. Allen This June will begin the 250th year of service of the Army to the United States of America. It’s official motto, “This We’ll Defend” was the battle cry of the Continental Army as its soldiers rallied against the British forces during the Revolutionary War. Founded June 14, 1775, the Army began […]
The US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters could get fitted with the planned next-generation engines as early as 2025. This deal will follow a series of tests of the new GE Aerospace T901 engines this year. Designed under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), this engine promises better performance, range, and longevity than existing ones. However, […]
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