In the United States, for the first time, an autonomous version of the Black Hawk helicopter was launched 
unmanned flight system. The helicopter made a test flight at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona in early November. This was reported by Defense Express with reference to Flight Global magazine.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tested the helicopter as part of the Project Convergence exercise. The purpose of the maneuvers was to practice the use of unmanned helicopters to supply troops.
According to the scenario of the exercises, the Black Hawk was used to supply troops behind enemy lines. The unmanned helicopter eliminated the risk of losing a pilot in the area of operation of enemy air defense systems.
The publication notes that the helicopter completed the task of supplying troops and made an autonomous landing for the first time on an unprepared site. The vehicle received the Alias system, which allows any modification of the UH-60 to be autonomous. Black Hawk also launched Altius-600 drones, which ensured surveillance of the battlefield.
In August, the Izvestia newspaper reported about Russian helicopters that will be able to control the drones. The Mi-28NM Night Super Hunter will receive communication equipment that will allow the crew to exchange information with unmanned aerial vehicles.