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That's the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30405/behold-sikorskys-raider-x-future-high-speed-armed-
by ethbr0 3y ago
That's the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30405/behold-sikorskys-raider-x-future-high-speed-armed-reconnaissance-helicopter https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30405/behold-sikorskys...
- Aeolun 3y agoThis looks like real life Airwolf
- meepmorp 3y agoDunno, the V280 was selected for FVL and FLRAA at the end of 2022; if only for pilot training and maintenance logistics, it probably makes more sense for FARA to go that way, as well.
- ethbr0 3y agoWe'll see. Afaik, the Sikorsky bid screwed FLRAA by being insufficiently detailed with their architecture in the proposal. They claimed it would be half the price of the V280. Since the Raider X is based on the same platform, it doesn't seem unreasonable it'd be competitive after they fix the documentation. And there might be a tendency to split the winners to sustain multiple builders.
- meepmorp 3y agoThey also didn't come close to the required lift capacity in FVL, but that matters less here. I'd probably also have some concerns about the counter-rotating blades, as they've given the Ka-50/52 some serious problems with vibration - I've heard of them losing munitions from the winglets and experiencing airframe damage. I know Sikorsky isn't Kamov, but still.