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Office of Naval Research

AACUS

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QUANTICO, Va. (Dec. 12, 2017) A UH-1 Huey equipped with an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) autonomy kit makes an approach for landing during final testing at Marine Corps Base Quantico. On May 16, 2018, the Howard Hughes Award--given by the American Helicopter Society--was presented to ONR and Aurora Flight Sciences for their joint work on AACUS.

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(U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

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