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MATRIX

Sikorsky flight autonomy suite for optionally piloted and uncrewed aircraft.

by Sikorsky

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The DARPA optionally piloted Black Hawk demonstrator used to test Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy at Northern Strike 25-2

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brayden Stephan · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army) · Shows the MATRIX-equipped experimental aircraft, not a standalone software interface. Source-published 1000px image resized and reencoded as WebP without additional crop or retouching.

Sikorsky autonomy system that plans and flies missions from operator-entered goals. By March 2026 Sikorsky reported it on 21 aircraft types, including the S-70UAS U-Hawk and the Robinson R66 TURBINETRUCK.

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No milestones recorded for MATRIX yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

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    CompanySikorsky collaborates with Robinson Helicopter Company to integrate MATRIX autonomy into R66 TURBINETRUCK

    Sikorsky (GlobeNewswire) · Mar 10, 2026 · Supports: System

    “MATRIX has been validated on aircraft ranging from small drones to strategic airlift cargo planes, delivering more than 1,000 flight hours of operational data.”

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