Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil Defiant X Design For FLRAA Competition

Graham Warwick January 25, 2021
SB-1
Defiant X design changes from the SB-1 demonstrator include aerodynamic refinements, tricycle landing gear and stealthy engine exhausts.
Credit: Sikorsky-Boeing
Sikorsky and Boeing have taken the wraps off their Defiant X offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft requirement, and the design differs only in detail externally from the SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrator now in flight test. The design has been optimized to meet Army...
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