Sikorsky-Boeing Takes Wraps Off Defiant X Design For U.S. Army’s FLRAA

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External changes include a more aerodynamic fuselage, tricycle landing gear and embedded engine exhausts.
Credit: Sikorsky-Boeing
One lingering uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft has centered on the service’s ultimate requirements for the advanced rotorcraft that will replace its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters. When the Army launched the precursor Joint Multi-Role...
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