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https://i0.wp.com/assets.verticalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/30581550886_74217ab2a7_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=11024683Work is continuing apace at Sikorsky Innovations on its Matrix Technology to enable autonomous and optionally piloted flight, as the manufacturer pursues both commercial certification and military qualification for the system.