Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin
Defiant X uses a coaxial rotor system and push propeller to fly twice as fast as the Black Hawk.
The helicopter also uses other technologies to improve speed, range, and survivability.
The Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky and Boeing have rolled out the final specs of their new helicopter, one of two candidates that will replace the U.S. Army s iconic UH-60 Black Hawk. The Defiant X isn t just meant to replace the Black Hawk, but also fly up to twice as fast and twice as far, giving Army air assault forces an unparalleled battlefield mobility. Read This
The Defiant X is Sikorsky/Boeing’s entry into the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, which aims to replace the Black Hawks that were introduced into Army service in the early 1980s. Although the UH-60 has been a reliable workhorse and regularly updated with new tech, the Army believes it’s time for a new, clean-sheet aircraft that can take advantage of the last 40 years of a
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.