Just came here to saw "they got pwned by the v280."

@@millanferende6723 ... you are getting the programs confused my little fool.

Old helicopter programs never die, the technology just shows up in a future design.

Well yes and no. The Cheyenne had the pusher prop, but not Sikorsky's ABC technology. But in principle I agree.

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@@user-mj7qw6xo1u idiot comment!

Definitely has some of those early elements of a revolutionary design of the time. We definitely had some amazing ideas in the 60s that were so far ahead of our capability to make them or to realize what they could fully do.

You can always put it on the roof 🤕

Human imagination are limitless

$15million each projected price tag. Parking space isn't the problem 😁

it's almost like that's the program that it is competing for

But why? What can it do that a drone cannot do for cheaper and more cost effective?

@@janusprime5693 It depends what kind of drone you are referring to? If it is a VTOL drone, anything in a range from the MQ-8 Fire Scout to a Mavic quadcopter, having a manned platform brings more flexibility (until AGI takes over anyway). If you are talking about fixed-wing drones, something like the S-97 can hover and also hug the ground at very low levels in high speed flight. Those two capabilities make the S-97 harder to engage and destroy, both from the air and ground.

Isnt the S97 more in the role of the current UH-60? The scout helicopter role is more fullfilled within the FARA project.

@@torkilsd The S-97 in it's present size and configuration could only be a specialized assualt transport, maybe accomodating a fire team of roughly 4 soldiers. A UH-60 can accomodate well over a squad (9-12 soldiers), with room for 2 additional crewmen to man the door machine guns. So at best it could be a kind of hybrid attack/assault helicopter, like the Mi-24.

But deadliest

I think the plan is the to replace the Blackhawk and possibly the chinook.

The upcoming Blackhawk replacement will likely be Bell's V280 tiltrotor unless the program gets cancelled, though Boeing-Sikorsky have an up-scaled version of this called the SB-1 Defiant that's also been competing. The S97 raider here was originally developed as a replacement for the now retired Kiowa scout helicopter, but that's likely not going to happen with the cost-effectiveness, low maintenance, and virtually disposable nature of drones like the Shadow and Predator. I think only two prototypes have flown, both on the industry's dime While the army probably isn't likely to adopt a new scout helicopter for the reasons above, the Raider would likely excel in SOF applications as an MH/AH-6 replacement, provided there's any way to make enough room in the back for 4-6 guys. Given the low-noise emissions this coaxial system advertises and the high airspeeds / combat radius the pusher-prop allows, I'd be really surprised if Sikorsky wasn't already going this route.

Osprey is one of the safest rotorcraft the military flies.

Man, I’ve loved the Little Birds ever since I first watched the movie Outbreak as a kid, they look so fun, lol 🤙🏻

I'd imagine internally to maintain low observability

They probably have thought about the weapons platform and it would make sense to have it internal to help with drag. It could be both depending on what can be loaded. Still a very cool aircraft. Thank you to those who have served in the military and our first responders. Be safe everyone.

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"The missile knows where it is"

go do your homework and don't go into military topics if you don't understand! maneuverability he want... most important thing in aircraft is electronic warfare, not mAnEuvErAbiLity

If you're trying not to get hit by missiles, maneuverability is almost the least useful aspect your vehicle has. No matter how maneuverable your vehicle is, a tiny missile is going to be significantly more maneuverable. It's going to pull more g's than you can because there aren't any squishy humans inside to die when it pulls too many g's

Bro think rl is Topgun 💀

You cannot out G a missle, but you can jam it, do ECM, etc, as @ай, как сложно said. Defeating a missle is much more complex than turning, the main reason aircraft turn so much when they're being chased by a missle is to run the missle out of energy, get it turning and moving around so it will bleed speed. The Grim Reapers did a great vid on it - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibudfdB829Dcc5s.html That should put you at the correct part in the vid.

You may have the Defiant X (FLRAA) program mixed with the Raider X (FARA program).Both leverage the same platform, but this one is MUCH smaller!

Yeah they both won. The valor is going to be replacing the blackhawks, but we are still getting raider scouts.

The contest between Valor & Defiant was for future helicopter. Defiant is helicopter. Valor is plane with vtol capabilities. Defiant can replace Apache. I can't see Valor replacing Apache.

I gotta agree with you on that one. I like tilt rotors in general but the Defiant looks clunky. Although looks don't really matter in a military aircraft XD.

From the mock ups it has a 20 or 30 mm chain-gun on the nose. It has 2 internal weapon bays in the fuselage that each have 1 hardpoint for things like rockets or missiles. If it only keeps the 2 hard points and not the ones on the wings it would have half the munitions the Apache can carry. It can also remove those internal weapons and put 6 seats for troops in it.

Wondering the same. This looks more practical than it.

Performance numbers. The Valor could not meet the requirement goals in the requested time.

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the tilt rotor is replacing the Blackhawk, a utility helicopter. The raider will be replacing something like the huey for light duties.

I think so, which sucks because this help looks so much better

The army chose the Valor. The Valor had almost triple the combat range of the Raider which is probably why it was chosen. A derivative of the raider is still competing to replace the OH-58 Kiowa though.

You guys are thinking of the wrong program. The Raider is in the FARA program against the Invictus for an Apache replacement (at least half of the Apaches would be replaced). The Defiant was against the Valor for the FLRAA program to replace the Blackhawk and the valor won that program. The FARA program isn't decided and has had delays due to the engine being delayed.

@@raptor9777 You guys are thinking of the wrong program. The Raider is in the FARA program against the Invictus for an Apache replacement (at least half of the Apaches would be replaced). The Defiant was against the Valor for the FLRAA program to replace the Blackhawk and the valor won that program. The FARA program isn't decided and has had delays due to the engine being delayed.