DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program successfully completed its first ever autonomous flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. To be more specific, the helicopter managed to complete 30-minutes of uninhabited flight with the optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) over the U.S. Army installation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5th.
This particular Black Hawk helicopter was retrofitted with Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy technologies, a flexible, extensible automation architecture for existing manned aircraft that enables safe reduced crew operations. This also facilitates the addition of high levels of automation into existing aircraft while providing a platform for integrating additional automation or autonomy capabilities designed for specific missions.
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With reduced workloads pilots can focus on mission management instead of the mechanics. This unique combination of autonomy software and hardware will make flying both smarter and safer. With ALIAS, the Army will have much more operational flexibility. This includes the ability to operate aircraft at all times of the day or night, with and without pilots, and in a variety of difficult conditions, such as contested, congested, and degraded visual environments,” said Stuart Young, program manager in DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office.
