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Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter makes maiden flight

David Szondy May 19, 2019

The US Air Force's next rescue helicopter took to the skies for the first time on Friday. Based on the venerable UH-60M Black Hawk​, the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter​ will replace the HH-60G, which entered service in 1982.

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Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter makes maiden flight

David Szondy March 21, 2019

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has taken to the air for the first time at the Sikorsky facility in West Palm Beach. Designed to have twice the speed and range of conventional rotorcraft, the demonstrator aircraft is being developed as part of the US Army's Future Vertical Lift program.

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First look at ultra-fast Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant dual-rotor helicopter

Loz Blain December 26, 2018

Sikorsky and Boeing have been working on this high-speed, long-range, ultra-maneuverable military helicopter design for some time, and now they’ve released the first photos of what is expected to become a highly effective US Army utility helicopter sometime in the 2030s.

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Autonomous Sikorsky helicopter makes piloting optional

Nick Lavars November 1, 2018

​​Describing a helicopter as "optionally piloted" might not do much to comfort those onboard, but this is the future DARPA is aiming for with its Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS).

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US President's future Marine One takes to the skies for the first time

David Szondy August 7, 2017

The US President's next official rotorcraft ride has made its maiden flight as a 250-hour flight test program for the Sikorsky VH-92A helicopter begins. According to Sikorsky parent company Lockheed Martin, the future Marine One took to the skies at Lockheed's Owego, New York facilities on July 28.

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Ex-military Black Hawk helicopters enlisted for firefighting duties in Australia

Darren Quick July 27, 2017

Sikorsky has announced that is will repurpose 10 ex-US military Black Hawk helicopters for aerial firebombing operations and year-round emergency and disaster relief in Australia and New Zealand.

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S-97 Raider co-axial helicopter showcased in new video

David Szondy April 18, 2017

Lockheed Martin has released a new video showing one of its two S-97 Raider prototype attack helicopters strutting its aerial stuff. The Raider is being developed as part of a bid to provide the US armed forces with their next generation of combat rotorcraft.

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Lockheed Martin details Sikorsky-Boeing Future Vertical Lift concept

David Szondy April 13, 2017

Lockheed Martin has provided a glimpse of its Sikorsky-Boeing Future Vertical Lift concept. The futuristic helicopter comes in Assault and Attack variants that build on the X2 demonstrator that set an unofficial helicopter speed record in 2010.

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Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion does some more heavy lifting

David Szondy June 27, 2016

The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter has flexed its muscles, lifting a 27,000-lb (12,245-kg) payload at Sikorsky's Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Autonomous 30-mile flight for Sikorsky S-76 commercial helicopter

Colin Jeffrey June 2, 2016

A Sikorsky S-76 commercial helicopter has taken off and flown autonomously from Stratford, Connecticut to Robertson Airport in Plainville, Connecticut, covering a distance of around 30 miles (48 km). The entire flight was executed by an operator using only a tablet device.

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