Originally published at: Army Receives First Optionally Piloted Black Hawk
The helicopter is expected to support autonomy evaluations as the service advances modernization efforts.
Blackhaws are expensive because they’re Human Rated. And humans need to be onboard when used for SAR and Medical Evacuations. And in many combat situations you want a human aboard to make decisions because he can see and evaluate far better than a remote drone operator.
Blackhawks are to valuable to use as drones and should only be flow by human pilots. When missions don’t require human presence (cargo delivery, suicidal/dangerous combat missions) use a cheap drone. Unless this just about a shortage of pilots as pilots are more expensive to train than drone operators.
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