# Boeing's Approach-to-X, or A2X, software guides the aircraft through its final approach and landing.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-20 · DefenseNews.com*

## Key points

- A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook has completed an autonomous landing using Boeing's A2X software.
- Boeing's A2X software allows pilots to set parameters but handles approach and landing autonomously.
- A2X has achieved over 150 automated approaches with an average position error of less than five feet.
- The Army recently received a pilot-optional Black Hawk and is developing the MV-75 Cheyenne II tilt-rotor.
- Boeing plans to refine A2X software further before Army deployment, with no release date announced.

**Companies:** Boeing
**Countries:** United States

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