Matrix Tech Could Turn Aircrane Into Autonomous Firefighter

Tony Osborne January 30, 2020
Credit: Sikorsky
ANAHEIM, California—Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities. The demonstration, planned for 2021, could see an unmanned S-64 picking up water and attacking a blaze, and could pave the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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