Future helicopters will be lighter, tablet operated and unmanned
By Katherine Owens
May 22, 2017
Lockheed Martin and its Sikorsky Innovations research unit are working to implement the tablet control system in the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, giving it autonomous capabilities and enhanced safety mechanisms, according a presentation by Chris Van Buiten, Vice President of Sikorsky Innovations, at a demonstration last week.
According to Buiten, autonomy is reinventing the way helicopters are flown, starting with the cockpit. The new optionally-piloted Black Hawk will be operated with “a simple tablet on the pilot’s knee,” said Buiten.
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