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Images of Sikorsky's (part of Lockheed Martin) next-generation helicopter, the Raider X, have just been released.

Sikorsky's entry in the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program moves closer to first flight.

"I have a hard time believing we’re going to have 35 Rangers in the back of an aircraft and they’re going to go up and knock on the door of the cockpit and there’s no one in there,” said Gen. James McConville.

Sikorsky RAIDER X competitive prototype for US Army’s FARA is more than 85 percent complete

Earlier today, we got a glimpse of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant, as the U.S. Army’s possible future helicopter traveled for over 800 miles betw...

The company has also built a second fuselage to assist in risk reduction for Increment One.

A look at the companys risk reduction tools.

The Sikorsky Raider X competitive prototype for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is more than 85 percent complete, progressing through production and assembly faster than legacy programs.

The recent 30-minute flight is the result of Sikorsky’s and DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.

In a first-ever flight demonstration, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency flew a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter with no one inside.