UH-60 Black Hawk Drone: The US Army’s Big Plans For Autonomous Helicopters

Following combat operations in Kuwait and Iraq during the Gulf Wars and the war against terror in Afghanistan, the United States Department of Defense began to realize that the Army helicopter fleet was starting to show its age. During wartime, helicopters are used five times as much as during peacetime. While manufacturers have been updating military rotorcraft, helicopters like the Boeing CH-47 Chinook have been in service for over 50 years.