by Tyler Durden
Saturday, Apr 17, 2021 - 11:30 PM
For the first time, the Sikorsky S-97 Raider flew multiple flight demonstrations this week for service leaders and soldiers at the company s test center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
Defense giant Lockheed Martin, who owns Sikorsky, released a press release on Thursday detailing the demonstrations on Tuesday and Thursday. 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, the press release said.
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is based on its X2 coaxial-rotor technology, making it a fast and agile aircraft, well suited for the modern battlefield. The new FVL is expected to fill a capability gap left by the retirement of the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter.
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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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Sikorsky S-97 Raider Demonstrated At The U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal
Sikorsky S-97 Raider Demonstrated At The U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter flew two flight demonstrations at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville (Alabama), on April 13 and April 15, 2021. (Photo: Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin).
The demonstrations were meant to show the S-97 Raider’s agility and the program’s status to the U.S. Army personnel working on the Future Vertical Lift program.
Sikorsky demonstrated the S-97 Raider, the company’s development aircraft for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, to the U.S. Army personnel at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville (Alabama) on April 13 and 15, 2021. Sikorsky’s test pilots Christiaan Corry and Bill Fell flew the Raider in routines “that highlighted both low-level helicopter maneuverability and the high-speed capability”.
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