PEO Aviation REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program took a major step forward as the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, program entered the next major phase of development when the Army announced the approval of the FLRAA Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum on August 2, 2024. The decision came Leer másFLRAA achieves Milestone B and enters next phase of development[…]
Providence, R.I. (December, 5. 2022) – Bell Textron Inc. has been awarded the development contract for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program from the United States Army with the V-280 Valor tiltrotor. The aircraft was developed and tested as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program that began in 2013. The Leer másBell V-280 Valor: the new US Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft[…]
Interview conducted by Sikorsky (a Lockheed Martin company) The Sikorsky test pilots Bill Fell and John Groth acumulates between them more than 65 years of helicopter experience. Bill is part of Sikorsky’s efforts to advance their X2™ Technology as the best solution to meet the United States Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) needs. John Leer másA conversation with Sikorsky test pilots Bill Fell and John Groth[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), and Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced six new members of Team DEFIANT. These supplier teammates will join the team to support DEFIANT X®, the advanced helicopter for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. Joining the team are: ATI, Cudahy, Wisconsin: gearbox forgings Collins Aerospace, Windsor Locks, Leer másLockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing adds six companies to team DEFIANT[…]
NASHVILLE March 31, 2022 — After three years of proving its transformational flight capabilities, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter flew 700 nm to arrived in Nashville the past 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. Army aviators at the Leer másSikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT completes a 700 nm flight[…]
PHILADELPHIA, febrero de 2022 — Sikorsky, una compañía de Lockheed Martin, y Boeing han seleccionado el turboeje Honeywell HTS7500 para propulsar el DEFIANT X, el avanzado helicóptero presentado para la competición por el próximo U.S. Army FLRAA (Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft). Con Honeywell proporcionando los motores HTS7500, el Team DEFIANT ofrece una experiencia insuperable para Leer másSikorsky-Boeing selecciona el Honeywell HTS7500 para el DEFIANT X[…]
Fort Worth, Texas (junio de 2021) — Bell Textron Inc, una compañía de Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), avanza en el programa de pruebas de vuelo del tiltrotor Bell V-280 Valor para cumplir con las exigencias del FLRAA. El V-280 ha sido diseñado por Bell para el programa de la futura aeronave de asalto de largo alcance Leer másEl Bell V-280 Valor totalmente enfocado en la competición para el FLRAA[…]
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, 15 de abril de 2021 — Sikorsky y Boeing continúan desarrollando el DEFIANT X para el programa de demostración competitiva y reducción de riesgos (CD&RR) del U.S. Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Para desarrollar esta capacidad crítica de modernización, el DEFIANT X basa su diseño en las cualidades de manejo de la aeronave Leer másSikorsky y Boeing avanzan en el DEFIANT X para el FLRAA del US Army[…]