Aircraft program
Five seater, single turboshaft light helicopter. Includes the variant R66 Turbine Marine with pop-out floats.
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See Analytics rates| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson R66 Turbine | 2007 / 2008 | Baseline variant, five-seater helicopter. Includes R66 Turbine Marine maritime variant with pop-out floats. | |
| Robinson R66 Turbine Police Helicopter | 2010 / 2010 | Law enorcement variant, with improved reconnaisance capabilities and 4 seats. | |
| Robinson R66 Newscopter | 2017 / 2017 | Variant dedicated to media coverage with specialised avionics. | |
| SkyRyse One | 2024 / | Variant with SkyRyse fly-by-wire system and SkyOS, piloted with a single control stick and two screens. In development. | |
| Robinson R66 NxG | 2025 / | Next generation variant, available as Southwood or Palo Verde depending on avionics package (or limited edition Riviera). Includes R66 Army Training helicopter for US Army's Initial Entry Rotary Wing program. | |
| Robinson R66 Electric | 2025 / | Electric demonstrator with magniX propulsion. | |
| Robinson Unmanned R66 TurbineTruck | 2026 / | Autonomous cargo variant with Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy and front-loading capability similar to S-70UAS U-Hawk. Selected for USMC Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program. | |
| Robinson Unmanned / Skyryse R66 UAS | 2026 / | Defence Group 4 UAS with SkyOS autonomy system. |
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