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 - not chosen) and Raider X (contender for U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program - chosen). Derived from X2 technology demonstrator.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Sikorsky Innovations 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 (program cancelled in 2024). | |
| 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 | Defiant variants jointly developped with Sikorsky |
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| Materials | Composite Materials (2) Non-metal Materials (1) |
| Manufacturing Processes & Treatments | Forming Processes (1) Tooling (1) |
| Airframe & Structures | Airframe Assemblies (3) Landing Assemblies (2) Structural Components (1) Windows & Glass (1) |
| Propulsion | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Rotating & Gas-Path Parts (1) Rotors & Propellers (2) Turbine Engines (3) |
| Mechanical Systems & Hardware | Actuation (2) Mechanical Hardware (1) Power Transmission (2) Tubing, Hoses & Conduits (1) |
| Fluid, Fuel & Environmental Systems | Environmental Systems (1) Fluid Power (3) Fuel Systems (3) |
| Electrical & Electronic | Active Electronic Components (1) Lighting (2) Terminals, Relays & Switching (1) |
| Avionics, Instruments & Sensors | Air Data & Flight Instruments (3) Communications (Airborne) (1) Flight & Data Management (3) Navigation Aids (1) |
| Interiors, Safety & Crew | Crew Seating (3) Safety & Emergency Systems (1) |
| Operations, Services & Organisations | Personnel & Training (1) |
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