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Sikorsky S-97 Raider
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2026
23 July

Sikorsky eyes Europe for NGRC manufacturing

Talks with European aerospace firms have begun as Sikorsky looks to establish a locally sourced production line alongside its Asian X2 variant work.

2024
26 July

ReleaseLockheed Martin Sikorsky advances to next phase of Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program

27 June

ReleaseTwo U.S. Army T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE) arrive at Sikorsky for Black Hawk integration efforts

27 June

ReleaseGE Aerospace T901 engines accepted by U.S. Army for UH-60 Black Hawk flight testing

2022
10 October

ReleaseSikorsky continues progress On RAIDER X Helicopter For U.S. Army

28 April

FLRAA contender features Honeywell's proven generators

Team DEFIANT has selected a derivative of Honeywell's GTCP 36-150 auxiliary power units series, as well as its main engine generator and APU generator. Honeywell was already onboard with the main engine.

6 April Collins Aerospace will provide all three seating platforms and its Perigon computer for the DEFIANT X advanced utility helicopter.

Collins applies commercial seating tech to military helicopter

Collins Aerospace will supply the DEFIANT X with armoured pilot, cabin crew and troop seats. And its Perigon flight control computer will tackle the helicopter's utility management, prognostic health and autonomy.

6 April Highly integrated hydraulics and flight controls from Parker Aerospace land the lowest risk and weight, plus highest reliability for the Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X.

Parker pumps and actuation feature in DEFIANT X

A long-standing supplier of the flight controls and hydraulic power systems for the Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, Parker Aerospace will now be part of the DEFIANT X collaborative team.

4 April

ReleaseSikorsky leverages established high-tech manufacturing for faster, more affordable production on RAIDER X

31 March

ReleaseLockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing adds to team DEFIANT

16 February Mark Cherry, vice president and general manager, Boeing Vertical Lift; Ricky Freeman, president, Defense & Space at Honeywell Aerospace and Paul Lemmo, president of Sikorsky celebrate Honeywell’s selection as engine provider for Defiant X.

Defiant team selects Honeywell power for Army contender

The Defiant X flies twice as far and fast as the venerable Black Hawk helicopter it is designed to replace, and is currently undergoing testing in a digital combat environment. The Army's contract award is expected this year.

18 January

ReleaseDEFIANT executes FLRAA mission profile with unsurpassed speed, manoeuvrability and agility in high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings

2021
7 September

ReleaseSikorsky-Boeing delivers Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft proposal early to U.S. Army

23 July

ReleaseSB>1 DEFIANT flexes its muscle-lifting 5,300 pounds

15 April

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 RAIDER demonstrates agility at the X during future vertical lift flight demonstrations at Redstone Arsenal

15 April

ReleaseSikorsky and Boeing statement on continuing to advance DEFIANT X in U.S. Army's uture Long Range Assault Aircraft program

2019
23 December

ReleaseSwift Engineering selected for the design and construction of FARA airframe for Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company

14 October

ReleaseGE positioned to deliver for U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift modernization

14 October

ReleaseSikorsky introduces RAIDER X, a nextGen light-attack reconnaissance helicopter based on its proven X2 technology

15 April

ReleaseHoneywell's T55 engine powers new Future Vertical Lift aircraft

21 March

ReleaseSikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieves first flight

2018
26 December

ReleaseSikorsky, Boeing provide first look at SB>1 DEFIANT

4 October

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 Raider exceeds 200 knots as company prepares proposal for U.S. Army's future attack reconnaissance aircraft

7 May

ReleaseTriumph Geared Solutions recognized by Sikorsky with Supplier of the Year Award

2016
28 October

ReleaseSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, donating Collier-Award winning X2 Technology Demonstrator to Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

2015
27 May

ReleaseFirst S-97 Raider helicopter flight has TTTech's TTEthernet Deterministic Ethernet Solution on board

22 May

ReleaseUTC Aerospace Systems provides systems and components for historic S-97 Raider aircraft

22 May

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter achieves successful first flight

26 March

ReleasePPG Aerospace produces transparencies for the Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter

4 March

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 RAIDER team begins final assembly of second aircraft

4 February

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 RAIDER program begins ground tests

2014
3 October

ReleaseSikorsky unveils S-97 RAIDER helicopter

3 October

ReleaseS-97 Raider rolls out

3 October

ReleaseDucommun recognized as critical partner on S-97 RAIDER helicopter

30 September

ReleaseSikorsky Aircraft selects LORD Corporation's UltraConductive technology for the S-97 RAIDER helicopter program

16 June

ReleaseS-97 Raider helicopter powered on for first time as next-gen rotorcraft moves closer to first flight

2013
27 September

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 RAIDER helicopter enters final assembly with delivery of the fuselage from Aurora Flight Sciences

2012
21 June

ReleasePPG selected by Sikorsky to supply S-97 RAIDER helicopter transparencies

16 January

ReleaseAurora joins Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER team to build a next generation light tactical helicopter

13 January

ReleaseGoodrich joins Sikorsky's S-97 RAIDER light tactical next-generation helicopter team

13 January

ReleaseSikorsky announces supplier team for S-97 RAIDER helicopter program

13 January

ReleaseSikorsky chooses Meggitt for S-97 Raider helicopter

13 January

ReleaseSikorsky selects Hexcel's composite materials for S-97 RAIDER helicopter program

13 January

ReleaseTIGHITCO joins Sikorsky's S-97 RAIDER team to build a light tactical next-generation helicopter

13 January

ReleaseSikorsky selects Spectrum to provide complete fuel system kit for next generation S-97 Raider™ helicopter

13 January

ReleaseGE selected as engine supplier for next-generation military helicopter

12 January

ReleaseSikorsky selects Esterline Control Systems for S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter program

2011
15 July

ReleaseAward-winning X2 Technology™ demonstrator takes its final flight

4 April

ReleaseAurora wins design and fabrication contract for Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER(TM) prototype airframes

2010
20 October

ReleaseSikorsky commits to build X2 Technology™ prototypes to advance military rotary wing operations