The iconic Black Hawk helicopter made by Sikorsky is getting a high-tech upgrade after a fully autonomous, uncrewed variant known as the U-Hawk was revealed this week.The U-Hawk helicopter went from concept to reality in ten months and is on track for its first flight in 2026. It debuted with a display at the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C.Sikorsky, which is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, refers to the helicopter as the S-70 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), or U-Hawk for short. The unmanned variant increases the helicopter's cargo capacity, while also...
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