Yuma Proving Ground hosts Project Convergence 22 Technology Gateway

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, UNITED STATES

10.11.2022

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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) was the epicenter of the Army’s future force in Project Convergence 20 and 21, and continued to support the Army Futures Command’s campaign of learning this year. The first Project Convergence Technology Gateway was held here by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) over the course of five weeks in September and October.

Among the remarkable firsts achieved at YPG during Project Convergence 21 was the autonomous flight of a legacy UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, albeit with a human pilot aboard as a precaution. This year, a fully autonomous UH-60 dubbed Alias engaged in complex simulated missions across YPG’s vast ranges without a safety pilot onboard, utilizing low level maneuvers that traditional pilots use in combat areas.

“The last time an autonomous vehicle similar to this flew at several thousand feet high because the safety aspect was not as mature as this,” said Scott Crane, systems engineering and technical assessment contractor with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. “We wanted to show that we could do the same survivability that real pilots do.”

• Date Taken: 10.11.2022
• Date Posted: 11.07.2022 11:19
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• VIRIN: 221011-D-AA021-158
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• Location: YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, US