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What makes the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter a best-in-class, multi-mission performer? There's no one better to tell you about its reliability and versatility than the pilots who fly it. Learn more at https://lmt.co/44i4PKY #24Summit #ArmyAviation

One amazing feature in modern fighter jets is thrust vectoring and how it works with the flight control system. Advanced flight control systems and thrust vectoring are super important for making jets more precise and easier to handle. Thrust vectoring allows jets to control the direction of their thrust, which means they can make sharper turns and quicker movements. When this tech is seamlessly integrated with the flight control system, it lets pilots maneuver the jet with incredible accuracy and efficiency; it enhances the overall performance of the jet and makes pilots more effective. It also means pilots have less work to do since the advanced systems handle a lot of the complex stuff automatically. The role of automation here is huge. It improves the capabilities of military aircraft and reduces the pilot’s workload, allowing them to focus more on the mission and less on the mechanics of flying.

While military cockpits are full of instruments reporting the health of the airplane, there are not as many tools for objectively assessing the health of the pilot. That can be a problem given the high physical demands of combat flying and the small margin for error when flying high-performance aircraft. https://lnkd.in/eAC37PVr

Here’s a glimpse inside the cockpit of the H145, equipped to navigate the toughest conditions. Learn more about the helicopters - https://lnkd.in/eF_uxMd5 #OtagoSouthlandRescueHelicopterTrust #OSRHT #H145

Repetition is the key to mastery, and Frasca helicopter simulators make it possible. Train on multiple approach and departure procedures for various airfields, multiple times, all in a short span. https://bit.ly/3SnL5zU #helicopters #flighttraining #pilottraining

Autonomous technology continues to be on the minds of future thinking agents of change, but also investors. Remember, if we are forward looking at this in both fixed and rotary wing technology for autonomous use/employment, there are other nations out there doing the same.

AI undoubtedly is the most significant technical achievement of modern human history. ⚠️ Faster than predicted the implementation and adaptation of AI in the society landscape is inevitable and will change dramatically the way we operate in the modern world. 💡 With "great power" comes "great responsibility". #cybersecurity #ai #cyberdefence

#DisruptiveTech Lockheed Martin’s highly secretive Skunk Works division released a rendering of a notional stealth tanker meant for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System program, also known as KC-Z, which aims to replace KC-46 and KC-135 tankers in the 2030s. The tanker, which appears smaller than the types it will replace, is shown refueling an F-35A with the flying boom system. The aircraft in the rendering, first published by the Aviation Week Network, appears to be based on a rather large lambda wing with canted twin tails. The engines, possibly two, are buried in the fuselage, with the air inlets under the wing’s root (also called “armpit” inlets) and possibly flat nozzles in the rear. United States Air Force, Campaign Catapult, Pravo Consulting #stealth #airrefuelling #airtankers #skunkworks

On wich stage in AI-development will an helicopter became a drone? Already if the number of pilots in the cockpit is lower then 1? If you have cargo or vapenoperator still on board vill it be a manned but unmanned drone? If you have 200+ pax or soldiers as ballast will you have an autonomous air transport vehicle system (2ATVS) or still an helicopter or airplane? Is it a philosophical or real think about question?

In case you missed it #CNBC Morgan L Brennan discussing what lies ahead for #Sikorsky and #LockheedMartin on CNBC Overtime. She also got flown in a remanufactured early A model airframe from 1979 now used for the #DARPA #unmanned test and evaluation program. Crucially discussed is the 3-5 year backlog for the #UH60M / #S70M highlighting the #proven #capability and popularity of the #BlackHawk. But don’t worry, if you cannot wait that long, afford the price tag or prefer more modern #avionics and #ITAR free upgraded systems for enhanced #mission effectiveness, the #AceHawk #ML70 will exceed your requirements. A powerful #force when combined greater than 350 years industry experience amongst our team in #operations, #enginerring, #support and #training making for unrivalled capability.