---
title: "Airbus Details Progress With Lakota Connector Uncrewed Cargo Helicopter"
date: "2026-10-13"
modified: "2026-10-13"
authors:
  - name: "Jamie Hunter"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/jamie-hunter.md"
url: "https://www.twz.com/sponsored-content/airbus-details-progress-with-lakota-connector-uncrewed-cargo-helicopter"
categories:
  - "Air"
  - "Sponsored Content"
  - "Unmanned"
tags:
  - "AUSA 2026"
---

# Airbus Details Progress With Lakota Connector Uncrewed Cargo Helicopter

![](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Lakota-Connector-Rendering.jpg>)
*Airbus U.S.*

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense has been actively developing and iterating the technology for its Lakota Connector, an uncrewed, autonomous variant of the multi-mission UH-72B Lakota helicopter. This includes testing under Team Lakota Connector, that has brought together Shield AI, L3Harris Technologies, and Parry Labs in a prototyping phase for the U.S. Marine Corps.

![](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/branded-from-airbus_black.png>)

*TWZ's* Jamie Hunter spoke with Carl Forsling from Airbus U.S., at the AUSA 2026 trade event in Washington D.C. A former U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight and MV-22 Osprey pilot, Forsling explained the requirement for uncrewed logistics in contested theaters, and what's next for Team Lakota Connector.

https://youtu.be/JamqTFL6VfA?si=85rGHidzN_bUSP0I

## Author
Jamie is *TWZ’s* Branded Content and YouTube Editor, overseeing the content side of the site’s industry partner programs and our expanding video programs. He lives in London, U.K. but is regularly on the road particularly with our international trade show presence.

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