26-Apr-22 - Honeywell to provide modified version of its proven GTCP 36-150 auxiliary power unit (APU) along with main engine generator for the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X helicopter #APU
04-Apr-22 - Sikorsky’s Competitive Prototype for the US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program RAIDER X is now 85% complete at the Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida #RaiderX
01-Apr-22 - Sikorsky and Boeing adds 6 supplier teammates for the DEFIANT X helicopter which is competing for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program for a Black Hawk replacement #DefiantX
18-Feb-22 - The Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter continues testing program with its first sling load cargo, slalom maneuvering and single-engine flights #Cargo
14-Feb-22 - The Honeywell HTS7500 turboshaft engine was selected to power Defiant X helicopter, Sikorsky/Boeing proposal for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition to replace the Black Hawk #HTS7500
18-Jan-22 - Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant executes FLRAA mission profile with unsurpassed speed, maneuverability and agility in high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings #Defiant
09-Sep-21 - Sikorsky-Boeing team announced will deliver Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) proposal early to the US Army while continuing to conduct flight tests and expand SB>1 Defiant’s flight envelope #DefiantX
18-Apr-21 - The Sikorsky / Boeing Defiant X to continue to the Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) phase. Defiant X is competing in the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Program (FLRAA) against the Bell V-280 Valor #DefiantX
25-Jan-21 - The Sikorsky / Boeing team announced Defiant X as its proposal for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. Will compete against a derivative of the Bell V-280 Valor in 2022 #DefiantX
09-Aug-20 - From infrastructure to analytics, the Raider X and Defiant helicopters, which are competing in the US Army modernization programs, are designed to reduce maintenance and improve operating time on several fronts