4 Flights, 3 Hours, 20 Knots: Boeing’s Defiant Inches Ahead
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Mechanical fixes kept the SB>1 compound helicopter grounded for weeks this summer, but Sikorsky insists they can catch up.
What Will Boeing Offer For Army’s FARA Scout? Don’t Ask.
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Whatever their aircraft is like, Boeing’s PR strategy is definitely stealthy. There’s a strategic reason for that.
Raider-X: Sikorsky’s Supersized S-97 For Army Scout
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Sikorsky says their Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft design will fly faster, with bigger weapons, than archrival Bell’s. Bell says theirs will be cheaper and more reliable.
Sikorsky Be Nimble: S-97 Raider Shows Off For Army FARA
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Flying sideways, backwards, in pirouettes, and in a markedly quiet stealth mode, the hybrid helicopter-turboprop demonstrated the maneuverability the Army considers essential to survive high-tech future battles with Russia or China.
Sikorsky: S-97 Raider Is Safe At Any Speed
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The company is confident that there is no inherent flaw in the design. Instead, they say, there was a software error that would have hamstrung any aircraft — and that error won’t happen again.
ITEP: GE Defends Its Helicopter Engine
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Leaked extracts from an Army review tell only part of the story, a 12-year saga of extensive research, development, and testing, the company argues.
FARA: Army Awards 5 Design Contracts; Winner Enters Production in 2028
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Awards for Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft designs went to Bell, Boeing, Karem, Sikorsky, and a partnership of AVX and L-3.
Bell To Offer Conventional Helicopter For Army FARA Scout
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Instead of trying to scale down its tiltrotor technology, Bell will offer a derivative of its Bell 525. Will it have the speed and range the Army wants?
Invisible, Essential: Open Architecture For Army Aircraft
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The Army will hold five demonstrations this year for the electronic backbone of its future manned aircraft and drones. A forerunner is already entering service.
National Guard Will Get Black Hawk Replacement Early: Army Vice-Chief
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FLRAA will go to select Guard units ahead of most of the regular Army, Gen. McConville said. That’s a far cry from past conflicts over helicopters.