AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Attack, Experimental, Surveillance | ||
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Counter-rotating coaxial rotor attack helicopter with pusher propeller. Includes variants Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT (demonstrator), DEFIANT X (Future Long Range Air Assault program, FLRAA contender) and RAIDER X (contender for U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program). Derived from X2 technology demonstrator.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Sikorsky X2 | 2009 / 2010 | 2011 | Technology demonstrator. |
| Sikorsky S-97 Raider | 2010 / 2015 | Armed observation helicopter, also known as S-97A Raider. | |
| Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant | 2013 / 2019 | Co-axial rotorcraft with same mission computer as Boeing AH-64E. | |
| Sikorsky Raider X | 2019 / | Compound helicopter, for FARA Program. | |
| Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X | 2021 / 2021 | Derived from SB>1, for FLRAA Program. |
View full news archive for the Sikorsky S-97 Raider.
| Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company | News | |
| Boeing Defense, Space & Security | News | SB>1 DEFIANT: joint development with Sikorsky |
Other aircraft programs: Boeing 737, Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, Sikorsky S-76, Sikorsky S-92 Superhawk, Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk, Sikorsky S-70B SeaHawk, Leonardo AW139, Boeing AH-6/Unmanned Little Bird, Boeing T-7A Red Hawk, Boeing MQ-25, Sikorsky HEX
| Management | Personnel & Training (1) |
| Materials | Composites (2) Non-metal Materials (1) |
| Components | Active Electronic Components (1) Actuation (2) Electrical Components (1) Lighting (2) Non-Mechanical Components (1) Structural Components (1) Windows & Glass (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (3) Crew Seating (1) Environmental Systems (1) Fluid Power (3) Landing Assemblies (1) Safety & Security Systems (1) |
| Avionics | Flight and Data Management (3) Indicators and Instruments (2) |
| Power Systems | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Components (1) Engines (3) Fuel Systems (2) Power Transmission (2) Rotors & Propellers (1) |
| Production | Hot Forming (1) Tooling (1) |
| Gentex Corporation | Analysis | News | Impact Protection Helmets: Specially designed helmets based on the MACH helmet system |
| Eagle Technologies, LLC | Analysis | News | Subcontracted Composite Parts: Miscellaneous composite hardware |
| Hexcel Composites (UK) | Analysis | News | Honeycomb Core Composites: ; Prepreg: |
| Meggitt Oregon, Inc. | Analysis | News | Fuel Tank Sealants: Fuel system anti-rupture failsafe technology |
| TTTech Computertechnik AG | Analysis | News | Electronic Components: Ruggedized COTS Deterministic Ethernet (TTEthernet) switches and end systems via Lockheed Martin |
| Moog Inc. | Analysis | Mechanical Actuators: Active vibration actuation |
| Parker Aerospace Hydraulic Systems | Analysis | News | Servoactuators: Main rotor servoactuators (MRS) (DEFIANT X); Hydraulic Actuators: Hydraulic tail actuation system (HTAS) (DEFIANT X) |
| Marotta Controls, Inc. | Analysis | News | Electric Power Controllers: Electrical power system components (DEFIANT X) |
| Collins Aerospace, Interiors | Analysis | News | Aircraft Interior Lighting Systems: Lightweight efficient LED lighting system |
| Collins Aerospace, Interiors, Lighting Systems | Analysis | News | Aircraft Exterior Lighting Systems: Red and green navigation lights, tail light and anti-collision beacon |
| Parker Lord (was LORD Corporation) | Analysis | News | Lightning Protection Systems: UltraConductive films & coatings for lightning strike protection |
| Clifford-Jacobs Forging (IMT Group) | Analysis | Metal & Alloy Forgings: Transmission components (gear forgings) |
| PPG Transparencies | Analysis | News | Windshields: Pilot & co-pilot coated windshields; Windows: Side cockpit, lower observation & fuselage windows. |
| Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company | Analysis | News | Helicopter Assemblies: Airframes |
| Mason Controls | Analysis | News | Aircraft & Helicopter Controllers: Collective controllers |
| Swift Engineering, Inc. | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections: Design and construction of fuselage (Raider X FARA prototype) |
| Collins Aerospace, Interiors, Specialty Seating | Analysis | News | Armour Seating: Armored pilot and co-pilot, cabin crew and troop seats (DEFIANT X) |
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls Division | Analysis | News | Air Conditioning Equipment: Environmental control system; Vibration Damping Materials: Vibration control |
| Eaton Aerospace, Fuel & Motion Control Division | Analysis | Hydraulic Pumps: Pumps & components |
| Parker Aerospace Fluid Systems | Analysis | News | Hydraulic Systems & Equipment: Hydraulic flight control modules (DEFIANT X) |
| Parker Aerospace Hydraulic Systems | Analysis | News | Hydraulic Systems & Equipment: Main hydraulic pumps and auxiliary pumps (FCM) (DEFIANT X) |
| MA Group (Magnaghi Aeronautica) | Analysis | News | Helicopter Landing Gear: Landing gear (DEFIANT X) |
| Parker Meggitt Safety Systems | Analysis | News | Fire Fighting/Detection Systems: Fire protection systems |
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls Division | Analysis | News | Automatic Flight Control Systems: Flight control computers; Automatic Flight Control Systems: Perigon flight control computer (DEFIANT X) |
| Elbit Systems of America | Analysis | Avionics Management Systems: Mission system computer (DEFIANT X) |
| Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors | Analysis | Onboard Computers: Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA)-based avionics and mission systems for Raider X |
| Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems | Analysis | News | Air Data Computers: SmartProbe air data system |
| Mason Controls | Analysis | News | LED Displays: Cockpit displays |
| Honeywell Aerospace, Engines & Systems | Analysis | News | Auxiliary Power Units: GTCP 36-150 APU for the DEFIANT X. |
| Ducommun AeroStructures | Analysis | News | Exhaust Systems: Main exhaust components |
| GE Aerospace Engines | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (T700 Series - Sikorsky S-97 Raider - YT706-GE-700R T901 - Sikorsky Raider X - T901-900 ) |
| Honeywell Aerospace, Engines & Systems | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (HTS7500 - Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X - HTS7500 T55 Series - Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant - T55 ) |
| Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company - LHTEC | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (T800 - Sikorsky X2 - T800-LHT-801 ) |
| Eaton Aerospace, Fuel & Motion Control Division | Analysis | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Fuel lines |
| Spectrum Associates, Inc. | Analysis | News | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Fuel system |
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls - Engine Components | Analysis | News | Rotor Drives: High speed flexible couplings and an advanced tail propulser drive shaft system |
| Triumph Integrated Systems - Geared Solutions - Park City | Analysis | News | Gears & Assemblies: Key gears & housings; Gearboxes: Main rotor gearbox |
| Eagle Technologies, LLC | Analysis | News | Helicopter Rotors: Twin four-blade contra-rotating main rotors |
| ATI Ladish | Analysis | News | Forging: Gearbox forgings |
| Paragon D & E | Analysis | Tooling: |
