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Ask retired Lieutenant General Pat Donahue what difference just five years makes to the U.S. Army’s mission. He’ll tell you it’s virtually a world away. “When I parted the service in 2017, after a 37 year career, the primary mission was counterinsurgency in Africa and the Middle East,” said Donahue. “Today the Department of Defense’s focus is the great power competition with Russia and China. There’s growing emphasis, too, on readiness to address tensions within the Indo-Pacific region.” Donahue, who now works with Lockheed Martin, helps the firm translate mission realities...

Sikorsky-Boeing Reveals DEFIANT X, Fastest and Most Advanced Assault Helicopter Yet Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and Boeing has released details of its advanced helicopter for the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition, known as FLRAA. The aircraft, named DEFIANT X, will be the fastest, most maneuverable and most survivable assault helicopter in history. The Army is expected to release a request for proposal on FLRAA later this year, with a contract award expected in 2022. DEFIANT X is a complete weapon system that builds on the handling qualities and transformat...

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 ...

Sikorsky and Boeing officially introduced their latest assault helicopter design for the U.S. Army’s FLRAA program, the Defiant X, on Monday.

DEFIANT X - The Fastest and Most Maneuverable Assault Helicopter in History (27 Jan 2021) Sikorsky and Boeing have unveiled details of what they promise will be the fastest, most maneuverable and most survivable assault helicopter in history. Named DEFIANT X, the helicopter has been designed for the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition (FLRAA). DEFIANT X is a complete weapon system that builds on the handling qualities and transformational capabilities proven by the team’s technology demonstrator, SB>1 DEFIANT. On paper,...