First Uninhabited Black Hawk Flight

Sitting on the runway in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of Sikorskys pilots in an S70 BLACK HAWK helicopter flips the optionally piloted cockpit switch from two to zero, exits the aircraft and walks across the runway. Moments later, the Model A BLACK HAWK aircraft, identifiable by DARPAs logo and tail number N60OPV, completes a preflight check list, starts its engines, spins up its rotors and takes off with no crew onboard. All of it happens fully autonomously. Learn More: