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Fully Autonomous Black Hawk Featured in U.S. Army’s Gateway Experiment

Fully Autonomous Black Hawk Featured in U.S. Army’s Gateway Experiment
A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs a Louisiana Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility to assist with Hurricane Ian response efforts in Hammond, La. on Sept. 28 (U.S. Army Photo)

Held from Sept. 19 until Oct. 18, the U.S. Army Futures Command's Project Convergence 2022 Technology Gateway experiment at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., featured technologies from 35 companies in the areas of counter unmanned aerial systems, autonomous resupply, and zero trust environments for cyber resilience. In one instance, a fully autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk by Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Sikorsky demonstrated autonomous delivery of Army equipment and medical supplies, Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, deputy commanding general for acquisition and systems at…

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