Industry reaches for the stars at 2017 Space Symposium
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In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky's optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.
Industry and military drone operators flew tethered and untethered first-person drones through a course designed to test endurance and maneuverability.