SB>1 Defiant

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing filed the protest with GAO concerning the award of FLRAA contract to Bell V-280 Valor – The Aviation Geek Club

The Bell V-280 has beaten the Sikorsky Defiant X to the US Army’s FLRAA program. Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing are challenging the US Army’s decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract. As the prime contractor, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, filed the protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The statement …

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Video shows SB>1 Defiant performing Slalom Manoeuvres, Carrying Sling Load and Landing with One Engine – The Aviation Geek Club

“These test flights are part of our continuing demonstration of how DEFIANT supports the Army’s missions of massing combat power on the objective area,” Jay Macklin, Director of Business development, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Army, Future Vertical Lift and Innovations. Advertise As the video in this post shows, in three demonstrations during the same flight, the …

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Defiant Executes US Army Air Assault Mission Profile, Demonstrates Unsurpassed Speed, Maneuverability and Agility in High-Speed, Low-Level Operations and Confined Area Landings – The Aviation Geek Club

These flights validate Defiant’s relevancy to the Army’s mission, providing agility at the objective (also known as the “X”), and increased survivability, all while reducing pilot workload. The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant successfully completed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) mission profile test flights, including confined area landings and low-level flight operations. These flights validate …

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