WASHINGTON \u2014 Future versions of U.S. Army reconnaissance helicopters will need trained aviators to operate them well into the next decade despite advances in artificial intelligence, according to a study conducted by Mitre Corp. for service leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Full-fledged autonomy would fail to \u201cfaithfully\u201d fulfill more than three-quarters of studied tasks associated with the Army\u2019s in-development Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, by 2030, according to the technical analysis, details of which were recently shared with C4ISRNET<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The odds aren\u2019t much better in 2040, either. At least 10 \u201chigh-risk\u201d and 18 \u201cmedium-risk\u201d challenges hampering no-pilot deployment were identified, suggesting human input \u2014 in the actual advanced rotorcraft, or beamed in from afar \u2014 will continue to be relied upon for complex, high-stakes military endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n