Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Defiant X is a sleek, futuristic helicopter that’s designed to ...

Unlike the Defiant, the V-280 is a tiltrotor aircraft, meaning that large rotors on the craft’s wings can pivot to allow the craft to fly like a plane or land like a helicopter. The Army will ...

12, 2020. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The Sikorsky-Boeing developed SB-1 Defiant coaxial demonstrator aircraft hit 232 knots in a descent, and 211 knots in straight and level ...

The new FVL aircraft will replace aging UH-60 Black Hawks and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, among others. Sikorsky and Boeing released details of the DEFIANT X helicopter designed for the U.S ...

the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has completed its first test flight, a key milestone in the Army's future vertical lift effort. The futuristic aircraft, which features two coaxial main ...

The Defiant X is Sikorsky/Boeing’s entry into the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, which aims to replace the Black Hawks that were introduced into Army service in the ...

The Defiant X will face off against Bell and Textron’s V-280 tiltrotor aircraft in the service’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. While it may look like an attack submarine ...

It is time for a new era, and Lockheed-Martin joined forces with Boeing to build a next-generation aircraft: the Defiant X. Any Star Trek fan would recognize the name Defiant as the most powerful ...

The SB>1 Defiant uses a pusher prop at the rear, along with active rudders and elevators. At takeoff, this means the aircraft can lift off and move away quickly without needing to tilt forward.

We remain confident Defiant X is the transformational aircraft the Army requires to accomplish its complex missions today and well into the future." Bell Textron did not immediately respond to a ...