Near Earth Autonomy and collaborators complete integration milestones for the RUC-60 optionally crewed Black Hawk ahead of mission testing in 2026 Near Earth Autonomy and its collaborators have completed a year of integration work and flight demonstrations for the RUC-60, an optionally crewed Black Hawk designed for military logistics missions in contested environments. The … [Read more...] about Autonomous Black Hawk Program Advances Toward Contested Logistics Missions
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U.S. Army Selects Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell to Retrofit Black Hawks for Autonomous Logistics
New $15 Million Program Aims to Strengthen Army Operations in Contested Environments with Uncrewed Helicopter Flights Army Backs Autonomous Black Hawk Retrofit Initiative The U.S. Army has selected Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) to lead a $15 million project to develop and field an optionally piloted contested logistics solution. The program will retrofit UH-60L Black Hawk … [Read more...] about U.S. Army Selects Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell to Retrofit Black Hawks for Autonomous Logistics
Near Earth Autonomy to Deliver Miniaturized Autonomous Flight Systems for U.S. Marine Corps Resupply Drones
$790K contract supports TRUAS mission to resupply frontline units in contested and confined environments Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a $790,000 contract by SURVICE Engineering to provide miniaturized autonomous flight systems for the U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) program. This contract is part of a larger $4.6 million effort to … [Read more...] about Near Earth Autonomy to Deliver Miniaturized Autonomous Flight Systems for U.S. Marine Corps Resupply Drones
Full-scale Helicopter Logistics, Minus the Pilots: Near Earth Autonomy is Enabling Autonomy
In collaboration with industry leaders Leonardo and Honeywell, Near Earth will showcase advanced autonomy on the proven Leonardo AW139 helicopter platform to provide logistical support during expeditionary operations in contested environments. Pennsylvania-based Near Earth Autonomy has been selected by NAVAIR to lead one of the teams demonstrating optimized logistics using … [Read more...] about Full-scale Helicopter Logistics, Minus the Pilots: Near Earth Autonomy is Enabling Autonomy
Helicopter Drones: Near Earth Brings Autonomy to Large Scale VTOL Aircraft [VIDEO]
Large scale VTOL aircraft have very different capabilities than large drones: they can carry up to 6,000 pounds of cargo. On the military field, that cargo may include Warfighters and military supplies: in the commercial arena, that could mean urban air mobility (UAM) or heavy cargo delivery. Automated aerial vehicles (AAV) don't generally have that size or heft: but … [Read more...] about Helicopter Drones: Near Earth Brings Autonomy to Large Scale VTOL Aircraft [VIDEO]
