Forget Self-Driving Cars: The U.S. Air Force Wants a Self-Flying Helicopter

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May 25, 2019

Forget Self-Driving Cars: The U.S. Air Force Wants a Self-Flying Helicopter

Calling Tesla and Google?
by Michael Peck

Call it the U.S. Air Force’s equivalent of Google’s self-driving car.

Except it’s actually a self-flying aircraft.

A new Air Force research project calls for a fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter that can fly itself as it rescues wounded personnel, downed pilots or trapped special operations forces.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/forget-self-driving-cars-us-air-force-wants-self-flying-helicopter-59387