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. Army s 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 the Army’s other helicopter competition the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program running nearly in parallel. Both aircraft build off and scale up from Sikorsky’s X2 demonstrator which flew for the first time in 2008.
Bell V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor Prototype Receives Tactical Data Link And Performs Sling Load Tests
Bell V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor Prototype Receives Tactical Data Link And Performs Sling Load Tests
A screenshot from the Bell s video showing the V-280 prototype during the sling load tests. (Image credit: Bell).
The Bell V-280 Valor Next Generation Tilt Rotor Aircraft has been involved in the testing of a new Tactical Data Link and external cargo loads.
The first prototype of the V-280 Valor, registration N280BH, continues to carry out test flights to validate new equipment integration and new missions. The next generation tilt-rotor aircraft recently performed demonstrations at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, TX, that included use of a newly installed Tactical Common Datalink (TCDL) from Team Valor member Lockheed Martin and completion of sling load sorties, to assess the ability of the aircraft to carry external cargo.