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DARPA Seeks Proposals for Autonomous Helicopter Technology for Wildfire Response
DARPA has announced an SBIR XL solicitation to develop and demonstrate autonomous technology, initially focused on wildfire response.
What happened
DARPA announced that it had released an SBIR XL topic seeking application development for autonomous operations using unmanned and crewed teaming and integrated sensing, based on ALIAS and Sikorsky’s MATRIX. The effort focuses on using the UH-60 as an autonomous aviation platform, with missions including firefighting drops, transport, medical evacuation, reconnaissance and personnel transport.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/darpa-gps-kyohi-kankyou-muke-jiritsu-doroonkontena-kousou-wo-b49241. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.