{"id":84852,"date":"2026-04-20T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/20\/boeing-lands-chinook-without-a-pilot-at-the-controls\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:30:51","slug":"boeing-lands-chinook-without-a-pilot-at-the-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/04\/20\/boeing-lands-chinook-without-a-pilot-at-the-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing lands Chinook without a pilot at the controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook has been successfully landed without a pilot at the controls, Boeing announced, in the latest sign of the service\u2019s push toward autonomous aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstration is part of a wider Army move to expand autonomy within its fleet, which included the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/24\/army-receives-first-pilot-optional-black-hawk-for-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">delivery<\/a> of a Black Hawk designed to fly with a reduced crew, or in some cases without a pilot onboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the test, the Chinook used Boeing\u2019s Approach-to-X, or A2X, software to autonomously guide the aircraft through its final approach and landing, according to a company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boeing.com\/features\/2026\/04\/ch-47f-chinook-completes-first-supervised-autonomy-landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">statement<\/a> released last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army often uses the Chinook to transport heavy loads, and it can move troops, equipment and supplies. Though the aircraft entered service in the 1960s, it remains a core part of the Army\u2019s fleet and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/02\/25\/army-helicopter-pilot-wounded-during-maduro-raid-receives-medal-of-honor-during-state-of-the-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">used<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">raid<\/a> that captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the A2X software, a pilot would first set critical parameters, including the landing zone, final altitude, approach angle and start speed. The software then steers the aircraft to the pre-determined point. Pilots are able to make adjustments as the aircraft flies, Boeing added, to react to changes in the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company has used A2X to complete over 150 approaches where the final altitude ranged from a 100-foot hover to the ground. The average final position error, Boeing said, was less than five feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new capability is designed to reduce the pilot\u2019s workload during key phases of flight \u2014 such as the approach and landing \u2014 and allow crews to focus on other parts of a mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe built the interface and control laws around how pilots would naturally fly an approach,\u201d said Deanna DiBernardi, the human factors engineering lead for Boeing\u2019s H-47 program, adding \u201cour goal is to reduce pilot workload so crews can maintain more eyes-out awareness in a tactical situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, Boeing will hone the software before releasing it to the Army, the company said. The statement did not include a projected timeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s new test follows the Army\u2019s receipt of a pilot-optional Black Hawk, designated H-60Mx, that is equipped with \u201cfly-by-wire\u201d controls and autonomy systems that \u2014 like the Chinook software \u2014 allows for pilot input. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinook and Black Hawk endeavors are moving alongside the Army\u2019s work on its future long range assault aircraft, the MV-75 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/15\/new-army-assault-aircraft-named-cheyenne-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">\u201cCheyenne II,\u201d<\/a> which is a tilt-rotor aircraft designed to fly faster and farther for use in the Pacific theater. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing used its A2X software to autonomously guide an Army CH-47 Chinook through its final approach and 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