An autonomous Black Hawk® helicopter demonstrates an aerial water drop Oct. 29 in Connecticut. A Wildfire Mission Autonomy System developed by Rain commanded the autonomous aircraft to launch, find and suppress the fire. PHOTO courtesy of Rain.
Government, firefighting agencies, and investment representatives observe aerial water drops.
Stratford, Conn., Nov. 11, 2024 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) and Rain, a leader in autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous Black Hawk® helicopter can be commanded to take off, identify the location and size of a small fire, and then accurately drop water to suppress the flames.
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