Army aviators and Soldiers need systems that grow and maintain overmatch with near-peer threats for decades to come. Our X2® helicopters maintain everything Soldiers love about the BLACK HAWK and expand the operational envelope. They fly faster. Maneuver at higher G levels. They're the only aircraft that excel where helicopters can't today — and in the Multi-Domain Operations of tomorrow.
The Leader the Force Follows
Knife-fighters like the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) break through anti-aircraft defenses, clearing the way so the rest of the force can follow.
The transformational RAIDER X® is the only aircraft designed to survive the future battlefield — and with mission flexibility to adapt even faster than the battlespace changes.
Providing unmatched battlefield intelligence and growth potential, RAIDER X is the choice between a flight plan and a fight plan.
The Right Weapon System for the Next
50 years of Multi-Domain Operations
Future Vertical Lift
Assault aircraft like the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) fly low and fast, land quickly, deliver Soldiers to the X and get out — all while evading the enemy in complex terrain.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and partner Boeing have come together as Team DEFIANT to create an agile, maneuverable weapon system that flies twice as far and twice as fast as the BLACK HAWK — and fits in the same operational footprint. With Team DEFIANT’s unsurpassed experience in mission systems, training and sustainment, DEFIANT X will revolutionize the way the Army meets threats in 2035 and beyond.
DEFIANT X is the best solution for the Army’s mission today, and the only solution able to adapt to the threats of tomorrow.
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As the U.S. Army transforms into a multi-domain force, they will modernize their entire helicopter fleet. We're here for the challenge.
Our X2™ technology family of integrated weapon systems are the only aircraft flying today toward a cohesive Future Vertical Lift (FVL) ecosystem. Designed with a unique understanding of the mission, our aircraft give the U.S. Army the edge. Representing the choice between simply keeping up with technology or outpacing it.
The Choice Between Just Getting to the Fight or Bringing the Fight with You
Revolutionizing Army Aviation
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing Delivers Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Proposal Early To U.S. Army
Continuing a 75-year partnership with the U.S. Army, providing and sustaining the iconic BLACK HAWK®, Chinook and Apache, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing team looks to the future with the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft - DEFIANT X.
The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter demonstrated mission-relevant cargo capacity by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load during a test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. With DEFIANT X, the U.S. Army will deliver troops and cargo in future combat at twice the range of the current fleet.
SB>1 DEFIANT® Flexes Its Muscle-lifting 5,300 Pounds
Ask retired Lieutenant General Pat Donahue what difference just five years makes to the U.S. Army’s mission. He’ll tell you it’s virtually a world away. “Today the Department of Defense’s focus is the great power competition with Russia and China. There’s growing emphasis, too, on readiness to address tensions within the Indo-Pacific region.”
How Future Vertical Lift Will Help the Army Prepare for a Converged Battlespace
Low, fast, crisp and tight. Army Aviators got a firsthand look at the S-97 RAIDER® during two exclusive flight demonstrations at Redstone Arsenal. The capabilities on display offered a glimpse at RAIDER X, Sikorsky’s bid for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, part of the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort to revolutionize its aircraft fleet.
RAIDER Flies at Redstone
RAIDER X has the operational flexibility the U.S. Army needs to deter future conflicts.
A history of reliability and safety. A legacy of industry-leading research and technological achievement.
Now meet the future of vertical lift. RAIDER X delivers speed, precision and maneuverability to achieve its mission…at the X.
Delivering the Edge - RAIDER X
Through a digital environment that has been embedded throughout the Lockheed Martin engineering, manufacturing and sustainment workforce for more than half a decade, Sikorsky senior engineer Pete Germanowski and fellow systems designers and integrators can see inside RAIDER X.
Investment in Digital Design Reduces Risk, Cost, Increases Efficiency for Future Vertical Lift Systems
S-97 RAIDER® at Redstone B-Roll
SB>1 DEFIANT® Flight B-Roll
RAIDER and DEFIANT Formation B-Roll
S-97 RAIDER® in Flight
SB>1 DEFIANT® in Flight
S-97 RAIDER® in Flight
RAIDER X® / DEFIANT X™
RAIDER X® / DEFIANT X™
S-97 RAIDER® / SB>1 DEFIANT®
S-97 RAIDER® A2A Photo 1
SB>1 DEFIANT® in Flight
RAIDER X®
DEFIANT X™
SB>1 DEFIANT® External Load Lift
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