# The Army's autonomous Black Hawk just became real military hardware

- slug: the-armys-autonomous-black-hawk-just-became-real-military-hardware
- date: 2026-03-23
- category: Space & Aerospace

On a cold February morning in 2022, a UH-60A Black Hawk lifted off from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, flew thirty minutes of autonomous maneuvers, and landed — with nobody inside.

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