Two rigid coaxial rotor prototypes designed to demonstrate a game-changing combination of maneuverability, hover ability, range, speed, endurance and survivability.
Developed as Sikorsky entry for the US Army Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) program, after the cancelation of the ARH-70 Arapaho. Main contender was the American Eurocopter/Lockheed-Martin AAS-72X but the Army cancelled the program in late 2013.
Powered by one General Electric T700 engine, the same engine of the UH-60M Blackhawk, the first prototype completes maiden flight on May 22, 2015.
Sikorsky is exploring civil applications for the S-97, such as transporting personnel between offshore oil platforms
Developed as Sikorsky entry for the US Army Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) program, after the cancelation of the ARH-70 Arapaho. Main contender was the American Eurocopter/Lockheed-Martin AAS-72X but the Army cancelled the program in late 2013.
Powered by one General Electric T700 engine, the same engine of the UH-60M Blackhawk, the first prototype completes maiden flight on May 22, 2015.
Sikorsky is exploring civil applications for the S-97, such as transporting personnel between offshore oil platforms
On August 2, 2017 one of the aircraft suffered a hard landing during a hovering test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center at Palm Beach County, FL
Specifications S-97 Raider |
Derivatives & Versions of S-97 Raider |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
 SB>1 Defiant 2018 | 2018 | Sikorsky teamed Boeing for the US Army Joint Multi-Role (JMR) / Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme.
Main contender will be Bell V-280 Valo ... |
| Raider X 2022 | 2022 | Sikorsky proposal for US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft FARA program based on the S-97 Raider |
List of Operators of S-97 Raider |
Global Distribution of S-97 Raider |
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Construction Numbers |
| C/N | Built as | Year | History | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mockup |  mockup | |||
| 97-0001 | 2014 | N971SK | ||
| 97-0002 | 2015 | N972SK |
