Sikorsky and autonomous aerial wildfire technology company Rain successfully demonstrated an uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter performing precise aerial water drops for wildfire containment. The ...

It's been several years now since we first got wind of autonomous technologies for Black Hawk helicopters being developed in the U.S., but it's only now that we begin to see exactly how this may ...

While dignitaries from NASA, FEMA, DARPA, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Orange County Fire Authority, and others watched, a tablet was used to command the Black Hawk, which autonomously took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A test showed an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter taking off, locating small fires, and precisely dropping water to suppress ...

Fighting fires is something humans have done since times immemorial, but even with such vast experience, it seems our species still hasn't gotten the hang of it. We can't prevent fires from starting, ...

Aerial firefighter is the coolest job in the world, if you ask me. These skilled pilots fly ludicrously low to the ground to pick up water and dump it on burning woodland to save communities and ...

Sikorsky’s optionally piloted Black Hawk flew under the command of Rain’s autonomous firefighting system. Credit: Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated ...

Leading up to the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting, Lockheed Martin teased news of a development to the Sikorsky Black Hawk line of helicopters. Yes, we got a trailer ...

The iconic Black Hawk helicopter made by Sikorsky is getting a high-tech upgrade after a fully autonomous, uncrewed variant known as the U-Hawk was revealed this week. The U-Hawk helicopter went from ...

The California state fire agency is partnering with rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky to explore how autonomous vertical-lift solutions can improve wildfire response. Under a five-year initiative ...