Sikorsky and DARPA Fly OPV Black Hawk With Supervised Autonomy

Sikorsky’s S-70 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) Black Hawk is currently executing its flight test program in partnership with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The helicopter was retrofitted with a technology kit to give it full-authority, fly-by-wire flight controls. Recently, this technology was tested in a first-of-its-kind mission, demonstrating the OPV Black Hawk’s complete supervised autonomy capabilities.