First announced at Heli-Expo 2023, the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), is a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype.
HEX will be an uncrewed aircraft with a maximum gross weight of over 7,000 lbs ( 3100 kg ) and a range greater than 500 nautical miles ( 900 km )
At Heli-Expo 2024, Sikorsky unveiled its plan to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / VTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration
06-Oct-25 - Sikorsky, part of Lockheed Martin, introduces the Nomad family of long-endurance drones powered by fuel-efficient hybrid-electric drivetrains and equipped with MATRIX technology for seamless integration with rotary and fixed-wing aircraft #drones
10-Mar-25 - Sikorsky successfully flies its Rotor Blown Wing unmanned arcraft system (UAS) prototype in helicopter and airplane modes. The design is one of a future family of systems in development by Sikorsky which includes the hybrid-electric demonstrator (HEX) #drones
24-May-24 - Sikorsky Innovations is flight testing a rotor blown wing tail sitter vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) #drones
27-Feb-24 - Sikorsky unveiled plan for a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / eVTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration during Heli-Expo 2024. The design is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircraft #HEX
08-Mar-23 - Sikorsky announced the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype during Heli-Expo 2023 #HEX
