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Futuristic Defiant X in Running to Become Armys Future Long-Range Assault Helicopter Sikorsky and Boeing released details of the DEFIANT X helicopter designed for the U.S. Army. (Courtesy Sikorsky and Boeing) 25 Jan 2021 Sikorsky and Boeing Co. have unveiled the futuristic helicopter theyre proposing to be the U.S. Armys Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. In a series of mockup photos and videos, Sikorsky and Boeing officials on Monday revealed Defiant X: a compound coaxial helicopter, like its...

Sikorsky and Boeing Unveil New Helicopter that Could Replace US Army Black Hawk The coaxial helicopter is based on the companies’ Defiant prototype. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky and Boeing have unveiled a new compound coaxial helicopter that they hope will one day replace the U.S. Army’s venerable Black Hawk helicopter. The companies billed their Defiant-X as the “fastest, most maneuverable and most survivable assault helicopter in history.” The design is based on the SB>1 tech ...

Sikorsky-Boeing unveils Defiant X offering for US Armys 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...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on January 25, 2021 at 6:31 AM Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant-X WASHINGTON: Sikorsky and Boeing did “hundreds of trade studies” and consulted extensively with the Army to refine their SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter into the new Defiant-X, officially unveiled today. What’s the difference? The companies were cagey about details, and they said they may make further tweaks. But between their guarded statements and the keen eyes of fellow reporters on the conference ...

Source: Sikorsky Source: Sikorsky Source: Sikorsky Source: Sikorsky Most noticeably, the helicopter’s exhaust outlets have been covered with a shroud to reduce its infrared signature, a precaution against heat-seeking missiles. The rotorcraft’s landing gear configuration was changed from two mid-section wheels and a tail wheel to a layout that includes a nose wheel, two mid-section wheels and a small wheel under the tail. “We’ve made some changes to the landing gear for a tricycle desig...

By Dan Parsons | January 25, 2021 Estimated reading time 10 minutes, 45 seconds. Sikorsky and Boeing have unveiled a refined vision of the Defiant compound coaxial helicopter, the team’s ultimate pitch to replace the U.S. Army’s Black Hawk helicopters with a speedy Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The companies have released splashy renderings of the “Defiant X” and a video showing it performing demanding battlefield duty — cruising through forested ravines with an unde...

Lockheed-Boeing team pitch Defiant X, its candidate for the Army’s long-range assault helo competition January 25 Lockheed Martin and Boeing unveiled its offering to the U.S. Armys Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition Jan. 25, 2021 -- calling it Defiant X. (Artistic rendering courtesy of Lockheed Martin and Boeing) The modified, competition-ready aircraft design is being called Defiant X, taking the same surname as little brother Raider X, which is Lockheed’s submission for th...