Oct 9, 2023 · Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, introduces RAIDER X®, its concept for a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter that will equip future aviators to address evolving peer and near-peer threats in the most difficult environments.

The Sikorsky Raider X (stylized in all-caps as RAIDER X) (Sikorsky S-102 [1]) is a compound helicopter concept with two coaxial rotors and a single pusher propeller, designed by the Sikorsky Aircraft division of Lockheed Martin for the United States Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. The Raider X concept was announced in ...

Jun 30, 2022 · Raider X is a compound coaxial helicopter based on Sikorsky’s X2 technology. Sikorsky’s preceding S-97 Raider prototype , another outgrowth of the X2 project, served as an 80-percent surrogate for the larger X variant weighing about 14,000 pounds.

Oct 12, 2023 · Sikorsky aims for a 2024 first flight of the RAIDER X. Currently the RAIDER X prototype is said to be 98% complete, as the aircraft awaits completion of the GE T901 Improved Engine Turbine...

Oct 14, 2019 · Sikorsky's RAIDER X prototype offers: Exceptional Performance: The X2 rigid rotor provides increased performance including; highly responsive maneuverability, enhanced low-speed hover, off-axis hover, and level acceleration and braking. These attributes make us unbeatable at the X.

Jun 21, 2021 · Raider X is a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter being developed by Lockheed Martin’s subsidiary Sikorsky to provide soldiers an edge on future battlefields. The concept is proposed as a prototype for the US Army’s ongoing Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition.

Mar 25, 2020 · RAIDER X is specifically designed for vertical lift dominance against evolving peer and near-peer threats in a joint all domain environment. The U.S. Army selected RAIDER X to move to the second phase of the FARA competitive prototype program as part of the future vertical lift pursuit.

Jul 6, 2022 · As an 80 percent-scale prototype of the RAIDER X® design, the S-97 RAIDER flight test program informs design decisions, correlates to a virtual prototype and enables Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, to experiment with the unique …

Oct 24, 2023 · First flight of RAIDER X is expected in late 2024, when the engine and aircraft are approved for flight by the Army. In addition to RAIDER X, the Army intends to transition the ITEP engine to the UH-60 Black Hawk fleet.

Nov 5, 2024 · Raider X is Sikorsky’s answer, building off of the coaxial rotor design pioneered in the S-97 Raider. The coaxial rotor system helps eliminate issues associated with traditional single rotor helicopters, such as retreating blade stall.