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A UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter flew for the first time entirely unmanned as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System program. The helo flew for 30 minutes over Fort Campbell, Ky., on Feb. 5, 2022, and then again on a shorter flight Feb. 7. The aircraft responded autonomously to simulations and landed by itself. A leading cause of Army aviation mishaps is a combination of human error and degraded visual areas. The service wants to offload the burden on the pilot in these environments. (Lockheed Martin)