#SB1DEFIANT Flight Test Highlights Team DEFIANT 2022-04-04 | The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing team has continued to expand the flight envelope of #SB1DEFIANT, the team’s technology demonstrator, highlighting how #DEFIANTX offers speed where it matters and never-before-seen maneuverability and agility at the X, where it is absolutely critical to survivability. DEFIANT X offers the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (#FLRAA) greater utility and operational flexibility to the ground maneuver commander than what they have today. DEFIANT X will revolutionize the Army’s air assault capability with limited changes to tactics, techniques, procedures, training and infrastructure.
DEFIANT X: The Air Assault Mission from the Commanders Perspective Team DEFIANT 2022-08-30 | Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Generals Kevin Mangum and Tony Crutchfield know what’s needed to deter the conflicts of tomorrow. Hear why they think DEFIANT X is the best fit for the air assault mission.Learn More: lockheedmartin.com/DEFIANTX#DEFIANTX #FLRAA #ArmyModernization
DEFIANT X: Redefining the Art of the Possible Team DEFIANT 2022-07-12 | The U.S. Army is redefining the art of the possible with Future Vertical Lift. From design and manufacturing to sustainment, we’re continuing our legacy of innovation to help them outpace the threats of tomorrow.Learn more about DEFIANT X: lmt.co/3PiwHWz#Helicopters #DEFIANTX #FLRAA #ArmyModernization #ArmyAviation
#SB1DEFIANT Helicopter Completes Long-Endurance Flight To Nashville Team DEFIANT 2022-04-04 | After three years of proving its transformational flight capabilities, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1DEFIANT helicopter arrived in Nashville this week to give U.S. Army Aviators a first-hand look at this impressive aircraft at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit.Learn More: news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-03-31-SB-1-DEFIANT-Helicopter-Completes-Long-Endurance-Flight-to-Nashville#ArmyAviation #FLRAA
DEFIANT Helicopter Slaloms, Lifts External Loads and Demos Single-Engine Capability Team DEFIANT 2022-02-17 | In three demonstrations during the same flight, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB1 DEFIANT helicopter demonstrated it is not only maneuverable, survivable and fast, but also provides the critical external lift capability of traditional rotorcraft.Learn more about DEFIANT X: lockheedmartin.com/DEFIANTX
DEFIANT Executes U.S. Army Air Assault Mission Profile Team DEFIANT 2022-01-18 | The SB1 DEFIANT® successfully completed several Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (#FLRAA) mission profile test flights, including confined area landings and low-level flight operations. These flights validate DEFIANT’s relevancy to the Army’s mission, providing agility at the objective, and increased survivability, all while reducing pilot workload.Learn More: https://LockheedMartin.com/DEFIANTX
DEFIANT X: The Air Assault Mission from the Commanders Perspective Team DEFIANT 2022-01-13 | Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Generals Kevin Mangum and Tony Crutchfield know what’s needed to deter the conflicts of tomorrow. Hear why they think DEFIANT X is the best fit for the air assault mission.Learn More: lockheedmartin.com/DEFIANTX#DEFIANTX #FLRAA #ArmyModernization
DEFIANT Achieves 247 Knots Team DEFIANT 2021-10-12 | The DEFIANT X flight test program continues, expanding the flight envelope and reaching new speeds.Learn more: lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/flraa-defiant-x.html#FVL #FLRAA #ArmyModernization
#SB1DEFIANT Lifts 5,300 Pound External Load Team DEFIANT 2021-07-22 | The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1DEFIANT 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.#FVL #FLRAA
DEFIANT Continues Flight Tests Team DEFIANT 2021-06-10 | Flight testing continues for Team Defiant. Hear from our Principal Test Pilot, Bill Fell, as he tells you what’s next.The concepts we’re proving for #DEFIANTX represent the choice between simply keeping up with our adversaries or outperforming them.
DEFIANT X: The Right Weapon System for the Next 50 Years of Multi-Domain Operations Team DEFIANT 2021-01-25 | Utility helicopters like the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault (FLRAA) aircraft fly low and fast, land quickly, deliver Soldiers to the X and get out — all while evading the enemy in complex terrain. Sikorsky and partner Boeing have created an agile, maneuverable weapon system that flies twice as far and twice as fast as the Black Hawk — and sits in the same operational footprint.Combined with Sikorsky-Boeing’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. Learn More:lockheedmartin.com/defiantxhttp://www.boeing.com/defiantx
DEFIANT Expands FVL Flight Envelope Team DEFIANT 2020-10-14 | The Sikorsky-Boeing team continues to make great progress as we advance DEFIANT’s rigorous flight test program. With every flight, as we continue to increase DEFIANT’s speed, angle of bank and rate of climb, we are gathering important data, expanding our speed and maneuverability envelope and validating our modeling and simulation tools.On Oct. 12, with only about two-thirds prop torque and engine power, DEFIANT achieved 211 knots straight and level and 232 knots in a descent. We are excited about the results we are seeing and what the future holds for our ability to bring this capability to the warfighter.Learn more at lockheedmartin.com/fvl
#SB1Defiant Expands the Flight Envelope – Achieved 205 Knots Team DEFIANT 2020-06-16 | On June 9th, 2020, the #SB1Defiant continued its test regiment and expanded the flight envelope, achieving 205 knots, surpassing the top speed of the legendary Black Hawk. Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot, Bill Fell remarked that this milestone is just the beginning and that the #SB1Defiant has “got a lot more in it.” Reaching new speeds in low level flight will be key to providing the U.S. Army the capabilities they need to dominate the multidomain battlefields of the future. Learn how Sikorsky delivers this edge with X2 Technology at lockheedmartin.com/fvl #FLRAA #FVL
#SB1DEFIANT Continues Flight Test Program, Exceeding 100 Knots Team DEFIANT 2020-01-17 | The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1DEFIANT continues to expand its flight envelope through sorties each week, executing the mission elements required for Future Vertical Lift, most recently exceeding 100 knots and performing maneuvers at 30-degrees angle of bank at the Sikorsky Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
#SB1 Defiant named Best of Whats New by Popular Science Team DEFIANT 2019-12-05 | Popular Science Magazine named the #SB1 Defiant to their list of "Best of What's New" in Aerospace for its innovative X-2 Technology.
#SB1 Defiant Continues Flight Test Program Team DEFIANT 2019-11-13 | The Sikorsky-Boeing team continues to advance technologies for Future Vertical Lift led by the U.S. Army. The #SB1 Defiant took flight on October 31, 2019 and continues its rigorous test flight program to help inform the next generation of military helicopters.
#SB1 Defiant Flight Testing - Agility Team DEFIANT 2019-10-15 | The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant is the #FVL platform that delivers speed and agility for the battlespace of the future. lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sb1-defiant-technology-demonstrator.htmlboeing.com/defense/future-vertical-lift
Pilots Perspective: Flying the Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 Defiant Team DEFIANT 2019-04-15 | Learn more about this exciting leap forward in rotorcraft technology:lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sb1-defiant-technology-demonstrator.htmlboeing.com/defense/future-vertical-lift/index.page
Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 Defiant Completes First Flight Team DEFIANT 2019-03-21 | The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 DEFIANT™ helicopter completed its first flight on March 21, 2019. More to come on this exciting leap forward in rotorcraft technology!lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sb1-defiant-technology-demonstrator.html boeing.com/defense/future-vertical-lift/index.page
Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant: The Way Forward Team DEFIANT 2019-03-21 | Sikorsky-Boeing Future Vertical Lift is a scalable design based on proven X2 Technology™. Designed for long range, high speed, superior hover performance and unmatched maneuverability, the Future Vertical Lift program will shape the U.S. military’s helicopter fleet of the future.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sb1-defiant-technology-demonstrator.html boeing.com/defense/future-vertical-lift
Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 Defiant Begins Ground Runs Team DEFIANT 2019-03-13 | The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 DEFIANT™ helicopter is advancing through its ground runs at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Defiant, with its rigid, co-axial design, represents a leap forward in technology from conventional helicopters. This tech will help the military achieve its desired speed and range, while improving maneuverability and survivability in a cost-effective package for decades to come.
