Discover the SB‑1 Defiant story - Sikorsky and Boeing's compound-coaxial helicopter built on X2 technology, reaching over 245 ...

The X2 technology The S-97 Raider which Sikorsky displayed at its Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, is the result of 20 years of development, started in 2005 with the X2 ...

The S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter developed by Sikorsky Aircraft, featuring the innovative X2 Technology with a coaxial rotor system.

Sikorsky Pushes X2 For NATO NextGen Rotorcraft Sikorsky has teamed with Leonardo to investigate its compound helicopter technology for NATO's Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program.

Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter Soviet Cold War armor tactics, but only one was built. Project A-X The Vietnam War had demonstrated to the United ...

The V-280 Valor beat out a proposed joint Sikorsky-Boeing compound helicopter platform dubbed the SB-1 Defiant-X in 2019 for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

LE BOURGET—Airbus Helicopters has achieved its speed target with its Racer compound rotorcraft, successfully flying the experimental aircraft at 240 kt. (276 mph) in April.

T he raid that took out Osama bin Laden two years ago Wednesday was only a few minutes old when it nearly fell to pieces. We’ve all heard the story: one of the helicopters lost lift and crashed ...

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