Sikorsky Awarded DARPA ALIAS Phase 3 Contract to Increase Aircraft Autonomy

DARPA's ALIAS program is leveraging advances in autonomy to reduce pilot workload, augment mission performance, and improve aircraft safety and reliability. DARPA is working with Sikorsky to improve and expand the capabilities developed through a tailorable autonomy kit for installation in both fixed wing airplanes and helicopters.



Sikorsky Awarded DARPA ALIAS Phase 3 Contract to Increase Aircraft Autonomy: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, has won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.