It is a system that reduces the burden on the pilot.
目指すは無人飛行ではなく、より安全な飛行The Defense Research Planning Bureau, a member of the U.S. Department of Defense, announced on February 8, 2022 (Tuesday) that the first uninhabited autonomous flight using the UH-60A "Black Hawk" helicopter was successful.。
The first flight was made for 30 minutes on February 5 at the American Army facility in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, based on the Lockheed Martin, a subsidiary, developed with DARPA.A similar unmanned flight is being implemented on February 7.
米国防総省「ブラックホーク」ヘリ初の無人自律飛行に成功 従来...の画像はこちら >>無人で飛行するUH-60A「ブラックホーク」ヘリコプター（画像：DARPA）This is a test based on the "AIRCREW LABOR IN-COCKPIT AUTOMATION SYSTEM" promoted by DARPA, commonly known as "ALIAS" program.This program is translated directly to the "crew cockpit work in an automation system", and is said to be a flight control program developed to reduce the burden on crews including pilots.
Instead of unmanned helicopters, they want to reduce pilot workloads and concentrate on strategies by increasing the area of automatic pilot.By making it possible to easily add high -level automation to existing aircraft, the pilot is opened from complex flight control and contributes to further secure flights.
According to Stuart Young, a program manager in DARPA's tactical technical office, "the use of Alias will allow the Army to be more flexible."
DARPA will challenge the unmanned flight by AI of the UH-60M "Black Hawk" in Fort Youthis, Virginia, as the next step of the ALIAS program next month.
【動画】コックピット空っぽ！無人で飛ぶUH-60Aヘリコプター編集部おすすめ