(Photo : Sgt. Dana Clarke, U.S. Army/wiki-commons)
Finally, Lockheed Martin and Boeing unveiled the Defiant X, the next-generation replacement for the aging UH-60 Black Hawk, its current all-purpose helicopter. Changes in enemy defenses require a new chopper that faster and quieter, with the strong points of the UH-60.
Defiant X Candidate for U.S. Army s FLRAA
The US Army is looking for another helicopter to replace the Black Hawk, and the Advanced helicopter is a development from its SB>1 demonstrator prototype. Competition for the US Army s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract that will introduce a helicopter that can fly farther and faster reported News Atlas.
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Sikorsky And Boeing Unveil The Defiant X That Will Compete For The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft
Sikorsky And Boeing Unveil The Defiant X That Will Compete For The Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft
Sikorsky and Boeing released details of the DEFIANT X helicopter designed for the U.S. Army. With its rigid coaxial rotor system and pusher propeller, DEFIANT X will provide the U.S. Army with increased speed, maneuverability and survivability. (Image courtesy Sikorsky and Boeing)
The advanced compound helicopter has been developed on the experience of the SB>1 Defiant and will face Bell’s proposal based on the V-280 Valor.
Sikorsky-Boeing unveils Defiant X offering for US Army s FLRAA
26 January 2021
by Pat Host
Sikorsky-Boeing unveiled its Defiant X rigid co-axial rotorcraft offering for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) effort that features a few design changes from the SB>1 Defiant technology demonstrator on 25 January.
The Defiant X is Sikorsky-Boeing’s complete weapon system configuration for the FLRAA competition. It builds on handling qualities and capabilities developed by the SB>1 Defiant, which was built for the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme.
Artist’s illustration of Sikorsky-Boeing’s Defiant X rigid co-axial rotorcraft the team is offering for the US Army’s FLRAA programme. The V-shaped vertical stabiliser design is a modification of the SB>1 Defiant technology demonstrator design. (Sikorsky-Boeing)
/PRNewswire/ Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), and Boeing (NYSE: BA) today released details of its advanced helicopter for the U.S. Army s.