Airbus Eyes Connected Combat For Future Military Helicopters

rotorcraft in flight

Project Musher linked an Airbus H130-based FlightLab test aircraft and the prototype VSR700 with a Leonardo AW189 and Hero drone operating in Italy to prove the potential of a European CUC-T communications protocol.

Credit: Anthony Pecchi/Airbus Helicopters
Airbus plans to partner autonomous rotary-wing uncrewed air systems with helicopters to get ready for the next-generation battlefield. Just as Airbus’ Defense and Space unit is developing technology to enable remote carriers—autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS)—to work with next-generation...
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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