Ask retired
Lieutenant General Pat Donahue what difference just five years makes to the U.S. Army’s mission. He’ll tell you it’s virtually a world away.
“When I parted the service in 2017, after a 37 year career, the primary mission was counterinsurgency in Africa and the Middle East,” said Donahue. “Today the Department of Defense’s focus is the great power competition with Russia and China. There’s growing emphasis, too, on readiness to address tensions within the Indo-Pacific region.”
Donahue, who now works with Lockheed Martin, helps the firm translate mission realities into future technology programs. As the Army adapts its operations to oceans and islands, it will also shift strategies to countering well-resourced, highly disciplined and technologically-advanced militaries.
Sikorsky S-97 Raider flies two US Army FARA demonstrations 16 April 2021 (Last Updated April 16th, 2021 09:42)
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter prototype has flown two demonstrations for the US Army future attack reconnaissance aircraft (FARA) programme.
Sikorsky has been flying and testing X2 Technology for more than a decade now. Credit: Photo courtesy Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company.
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Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter prototype has flown two demonstrations for the US Army future attack reconnaissance aircraft (FARA) programme.
The demonstrations were held at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, US.
During the flights, the helicopter showcased its low-level manoeuvrability and high-speed capability.
16-Apr-2021
Flying low, fast and expertly executing crisp, tight, quick maneuvers that only Sikorsky’s X2 Technology™ family of helicopters brings, the Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER® helicopter flew two demonstrations before Army officials and Soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama this week. The events offered a glimpse at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company’s bid for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, part of the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort to revolutionize its aircraft fleet. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT).
The S-97 RAIDER, solely funded by Sikorsky is the only representative FARA aircraft flying today and provides risk reduction for Sikorsky’s FARA concept, RAIDER X®, a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter that will allow future aviators to address evolving peer and near-peer threats in the most difficult environments.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Flying low, fast and expertly executing crisp, tight, quick maneuvers that only Sikorsky s X2 Technology™ family of helicopters brings, the Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER® helicopter flew two demonstrations before Army officials and Soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama this week. The events offered a glimpse at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company s bid for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, part of the U.S. Army s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort to revolutionize its aircraft fleet. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT).
The Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER helicopter flew two flight demonstrations at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 13 and April 15, 2021. The flight routines highlighted both low-level helicopter maneuverability and the high-speed capability that only Sikorsky’s X2 Technology family of helicopters offers. Photo courtesy Sikor
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