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Futuristic Defiant X in Running to Become Army s Future Long-Range Assault Helicopter Sikorsky and Boeing released details of the DEFIANT X helicopter designed for the U.S. Army. (Courtesy Sikorsky and Boeing) 25 Jan 2021 Sikorsky and Boeing Co. have unveiled the futuristic helicopter they re proposing to be the U.S. Army s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. In a series of mockup photos and videos, Sikorsky and Boeing officials on Monday revealed Defiant X: a compound coaxial helicopter, like its predecessor the SB>1 Defiant, but with significant upgrades for troops headed into combat zones. We ve made some . enhancements to the design to help reduce thermal signature and improve aerodynamic handling, Heather McBryan, director of sales and marketing for Boeing s Vertical Lift program, told reporters last week ahead of the announcement. ....
Lockheed-Boeing team pitch Defiant X, its candidate for the Army’s long-range assault helo competition January 25 Lockheed Martin and Boeing unveiled its offering to the U.S. Army s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition Jan. 25, 2021 calling it Defiant X. (Artistic rendering courtesy of Lockheed Martin and Boeing) The modified, competition-ready aircraft design is being called Defiant X, taking the same surname as little brother Raider X, which is Lockheed’s submission for the Army’s other helicopter competition the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program running nearly in parallel. Both aircraft build off and scale up from Sikorsky’s X2 demonstrator which flew for the first time in 2008. ....