Sikorsky has completed 90% of the construction of its Raider X competitive prototype (CP) helicopter, its submission for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition, the ...

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Sikorsky has unveiled its design pitch for the US Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) requirement. Sikorsky has unveiled its design pitch for the US Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance ...

Sikorsky’s Raider X Competitive Prototype is about 90% assembled at its flight test center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Credit: Sikorsky WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—The U.S. Army’s decision to delay its ...

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JUPITER, Florida—As the U.S. Army pursues an aggressive schedule to downselect to two vendors for an armed aerial scout replacement by the end of March, Sikorsky is arguing the company’s S-97 Raider-X ...

With a sleek profile and ultra-powerful stacked top rotors, Sikorsky’s newest long-range assault helicopter took to the skies last month ahead of a major U.S. Army meeting, the Stratford-based ...

Sikorsky Aircraft will lay off an unspecified number of workers following the U.S. Army’s announcement that it will not build a new attack reconnaissance aircraft, a spokesperson for Lockheed Martin ...

The future of military helicopters will never be the same once all the ongoing projects are completed and accepted into service. From tilt-rotors to attack choppers, America’s armed forces are looking ...

The US Army on 25 March selected Bell and Sikorsky to move forward with its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) programme. The two companies edged out AVX Aircraft-L3 ...

You're gonna want to watch the impressive maneuverability of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider during a flight demo for Army leadership in Florida. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky is already ...

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, ...