On Jul. 29, 2020, Lockheed Martin and the Sikorsky and Boeing Team demonstrated Future Vertical Lift aircraft in action, showing how the S-97 Raider and SB>1 Defiant will give the U.S. Army the edge in achieving aviation overmatch.
On Jul. 29, 2020, Lockheed Martin and the Sikorsky and Boeing Team demonstrated Future Vertical Lift aircraft in action, showing how the S-97 Raider and SB>1 Defiant will give the U.S. Army the edge in achieving aviation overmatch, as the cool video in this post shows.
Here’s what Jay Macklin, Sikorsky Future Vertical Lift Business Development Director said:
“The transformational capability X2 Technology enables opens up tactical freedoms to the Army and will change how the Army flies in support of the ground commander. Seeing Raider and Defiant in formation is a natural evolution of Sikorsky’s X2 Technology and is a glimpse into the future of Army Aviation achieving Aviation overmatch.”
X2 Technology is designed for speed, maneuverability, and scalability—every attribute the Army needs to achieve aviation overmatch. Based on the XH-59A prototype, the Collier Award-winning X2 Technology Demonstrator made significant improvements in vibration reduction, weight reduction, and blade technology that enable the aircraft to be flown by a single pilot, with a single engine. Defying the physics of traditional helicopters—to revolutionize the Sikorsky vision for bringing people home safely.
Utility helicopters like the Future Long-Range Attack and Assault (FLRAA) aircraft fly low and fast, the land quickly delivers Soldiers, and they get out — all while evading the enemy in complex terrain. Sikorsky and partner Boeing have created an agile, maneuverable weapon system that flies twice as far and twice as fast as the Black Hawk — and sits in the same operational footprint. SB>1 Defiant is capable of delivering both reach and survivability.
Knife-fighters like the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) break through anti-aircraft defenses, clearing the way so the rest of the force can follow. Rader X is the only aircraft designed to survive the future battlefield — and with the mission, and flexibility to adapt even faster than the battlespace changes. Raider X provides unmatched battlefield intelligence and growth potential.
Photo by Lockheed Martin
