Sikorsky’s Next Tech Pillars: Autonomy, Electrification And UAS

Sikorsky S-97 Raider

The S-97 Raider has surpassed expectations that were set in 2015 when the first of the two prototypes flew.

Credit: Sikorsky
When Sikorsky Innovations was formed in 2010 with the charter of “solving the toughest problems in vertical flight,” the helicopter manufacturer focused its technology research on three pillars: speed, autonomy and intelligence. What emerged was the coaxial-rotor-compound S-97 Raider high-speed...

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