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Sikorsky Examining Role of Black Hawk in ‘Launched Effects’

Sikorsky Examining Role of Black Hawk in ‘Launched Effects’
Pictured is a July photo of U.S. Army DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system (Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Photo).

The 2,135 U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks by Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Sikorsky may continue to be the work horse of the Army division, even as the service and Sikorsky work to advance resupply by drones and unpiloted Black Hawks, especially where crewed aircraft would have to fly in "hot" air defense system zones. On Monday, Sikorsky said that it has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s ALIAS/MATRIX flight autonomy…

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