Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary expect the SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter to have the initial flight in December, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. The two companies... Read more
The U.S. Army has asked industry to submit proposals for a program to design, build and test a future attack reconnaissance aircraft prototype. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says Army... Read more
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has registered the proposed SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter as S-100 with the Federal Aviation Administration, Vertical reported Wednesday. Sikorsky and... Read more
A Textron subsidiary is set to install a suite of sensors on a new tiltrotor aircraft being developed for the U.S. Army, Military.com reported Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, executive v... Read more
The U.S. Army has issued a draft solicitation for industry designs and development plans for the service’s future attack reconnaissance helicopter prototypes scheduled for launch in 2023, De... Read more
Textron‘s Bell subsidiary has conducted the first public demonstration of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype for the U.S. Army’s capability demonstration program, which is expected to... Read more
Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary have begun testing the SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter in preparation for its initial flight as part of the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role prog... Read more
A report by Bloomberg‘s government arm says the Defense Department‘s maintenance requirements could increase amid delays facing various military aircraft programs. Robert Levinso... Read more
Lockheed Martin has released a new video that shows the concept for the future vertical lift helicopter based on the X2 demonstrator, New Atlas reported Thursday. David Szondy writes Lockhee... Read more
Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has completed the prototype build of a tiltrotor aircraft platform designed for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program under the U.S.... Read more
Lt. Gen. Mike Murray, deputy chief of staff for program development at the U.S. Army, has said he thinks the service branch’s future vertical lift program would be an “optionally manned” hel... Read more
Richard Harris, a vice president at Bell Helicopter, has said a tiltrotor platform the company is developing for the U.S. Army has caught the interest of the U.S’ three other military... Read more
Nick Lappos, chairman of the Vertical Lift Consortium, has proposed the creation of a team that would focus on the production of common parts for installation on five different aircraft prop... Read more
United Technologies Corp. has confirmed that it is currently in negotiations with multiple bidders for the acquisition of UTC subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft, Defense News reported Saturday. An... Read more
Sikorsky Prepares Raider Helicopter for Proposal to Army With Recent Speed Test
The S-97 Raider helicopter of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has surpassed a speed record of 200 knots during a recent flight test in preparation for proposal to the U.S. Army.... Read more