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Inside Sikorsky SARA: The future of autonomous helicopter flight with MATRIX technology

Explore the cutting-edge world of aviation autonomy with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA. This experimental ...
Avionics International

Army Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet

The Army announced Friday it has officially accepted the first Black Hawk helicopter outfitted to fly autonomously, with the ...
SUAS News

DARPA Taps Sikorsky to Add Autonomy to U.S. Army-Owned Black Hawk Helicopter

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 ...
The Aviationist

DARPA Awards Sikorsky $6M Contract to Equip U.S. Army Black Hawk with Advanced Autonomy

Sikorsky to add add cutting-edge MATRIX technology to the UH-60M Black Hawk, pushing the limits of Autonomous Military Aviation. Sikorsky, has secured a $6 million contract from DARPA (Defense ...
Aviation Week

DARPA Funds Sikorsky To Install Autonomy On U.S. Army UH-60M

Sikorsky’s optionally piloted UH-60A Black Hawk has demonstrated completely uninhabited resupply capability. Credit: Sikorsky Sikorsky has been awarded a $6 million DARPA contract to install its ...
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Sikorsky's Rotor Blown Wing UAS Flies In Airplane & Helicopter Mode

In one of the latest breakthroughs of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aviation, Sikorsky has successfully completed a test flight with its Rotor Blown Wing prototype drone. The small drone was ...
GPS World

Sikorsky, Rain demonstrate wildfire mission autonomy

No audio available for this content. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Rain, a provider of autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous Black ...
Aviation Week

Sikorsky Picked To Demo Flight Autonomy For U.S. Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky to demonstrate its flight-autonomy system onboard an optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawk as part of the service’s nascent Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) ...
WFMZ-TV

Sikorsky Collaborates with Robinson Helicopter Company to Integrate MATRIX™ Autonomy into Robinson R66 TURBINETRUCK

R66 TURBINETRUCK is purpose-built for commercial and defense missions Robinson Unmanned’s new R66 TURBINETRUCK equipped with Sikorsky’s proven MATRIX™ autonomy system ATLANTA, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE ...
Defense One

Sikorsky’s unmanned U-HAWK is a UH-60L minus the cockpit

Sikorsky’s newest helicopter is an unmanned version of its UH-60L Black Hawk, stripped of its cockpit to carry more cargo and keep aircrew out of harm’s way. Company officials hope the U.S. and other ...
Flightglobal

Sikorsky to modify ‘MX’ Black Hawk for autonomous flight

Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky will modify a US Army-owned UH-60 Black Hawk with autonomy technologies that will allow for single-pilot or fully pilotless flights. Sikorsky has been awarded a $6 ...