Black Hawk helicopter completed an autonomous, uncrewed flight

I just can't wrap my head around the excitement behind this. The USMC was using uncrewed KAMAX helicopters for cargo missions. The US Navy has been using a Kiowa(?) for the same for a while now too. Quite honestly I don't understand why this rose to the point of being a "DARPA Hard" kinda thing!

For the first time, a Black Hawk helicopter completed an autonomous flight without anyone onboard.

Learn more about this history-making flight: https://t.co/f4mpTN88nd@DARPA pic.twitter.com/VSgn1XFXpo

— Sikorsky (@Sikorsky) February 8, 2022