#SB1DEFIANT

The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing team has continued to expand the flight envelope of #SB1DEFIANT, the team’s technology demonstrator, highlighting how #DEFIANTX offers speed where it matters and never-before-seen maneuverability and agility at the X, where it is absolutely critical to survivability. DEFIANT X offers the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (#FLRAA) greater utility and operational flexibility to the ground maneuver commander than what they have today. DEFIANT X will revolutionize the Army’s air assault capability with limited changes to tactics, techniques, procedures, training and infrastructure.

[@vmpgsc]

I've been following this technology since the '80s and ABC. Absolutely awesome to see Defiant flying so well.

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@salv02]

Hats off to all the team at Sikorsky!!!

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@Faust1169]

Can it fly face down using tail as lift?

[@MidnightWyvern]

Flies like a dream! Can't wait to see more!

[@aapi1253]

thanks for shearing Team DEFIANT

[@supejc]

Epic music and editing to accompany this awesome project.

[@rogerwise4105]

I love the design of this aircraft and it's my pick over tilt rotor technology competitors!

[@ElloBoppit]

I prefer technology from the 1970's as well, long live the Cheyenne.

[@Faust1169]

Why not put rotors undierneath?

[@weregarurumon3202]

​@@Faust1169Pan spatial Dragonwing?

[@KC_Smooth]

It looks big sitting next to the Blackhawk! Really amazing engineering!

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@berchmanrichard2976]

I'm happy to see helicopters finally using of the technoloty devoloped during the AH-56A Cheyenne program by Lockheed California Co. Curising speed 250, every day. Tow missiles, night visor, laser aiming, rockets, TOW milliles, helmet sightsm had to use P-51;s for chase planes. And this was back in the 70-80's. Berchmqn Ridhard Test pilot, Lockheed CA Co.

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@God_Help_Us_Please]

That is such a beautiful aircraft. I love it.

[@keithstilson]

Amazing work by the Defiant team!

[@WxOkie]

That thing is gorgeous!

[@ekweseman]

The Army should award the helicopter contract to the Lockheed Martin-Boeing team.

[@TurnAGundam]

I know *I* would! 😁

[@user-db4qr4gh9k]

That's amazing !

[@pythonuploads5027]

This copter is on another level. design is on point

[@klk1900]

Btw for people unaware with the technology of coaxial rotors. Don’t be confused! I see a comment somebody compares it to a coaxial helo of the past. Like ka-52. This is a very different animal. To get the advantage of this system the two rotors have to be very close together. The ka-52 alig they have them spaces too far apart to benefit from what Sikorsky is doing on lag etc.

[@rdablock]

it's less about being coaxial than it is a COMPOUND helicopter - the main rotors go "limp" beyond a certain speed, flying like a gyrocopter

[@solarissv777]

@@rdablock moreover it has rigid rotors, they had quite a few problems with them, cause rotors like this create a great deal of vibration, they even developed an active vibration mitigation system to cancel them.

[@melonshop8888]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ STABILITY & SPEED BADGE CONGRATS YOU WIN.!!! 👏👏👏

[@TexasKoz]

Great accomplishment by the Sikorsky team. Additional props goes to the Bell Flight team too for the V-280. Many years of innovation, design and development.

[@georgewaters456]

I'm biased as I have a lot of experience with the UH 60 L helicopter, which to me was and still is one of the best if not thee best all around helicopter ever made, as it's versatility and maneuverability were second to none, and probably still are. I was sincerely hoping to see some more aggressive flying here, but leave disappointed 😞 The Blackhawk A and L models were field serviceable too, plus 10g crash worthiness... very important if you ask me. So, a major understanding indeed to replace the Blackhawk... I for one wish that the assembly line today had RAH 66s on it, yes the Comanche!! *and yes, I realize that does not replace the Blackhawk, but the RAH 66 was a very very impressive helicopter to see fly, and I always felt let down that we never got that aircraft into production even though we won the contract.

[@May4thbwithu]

What's your view on the v 280?

[@thickdickwad7736]

Really nice and STABLE looking aircraft. Very impressive performance 🥹

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@phantom7694]

Cool Machine ❤

[@MrBen527]

Cool ride!!

[@Tamannaparvin83345]

I'm Happy to see

[@e.mirach]

Amazing👍

[@G_Machine_Joe]

Beautiful 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@marshalllapenta7656]

YES!

[@havocng]

This is right next to my home, I seen this helicopter and the Comanche along time ago, I can often here helicopter way off in the distance in the woods...

[@Hyperious_in_the_air]

does it transition into a more gyrocopter-like flight profile when in fast forward flight?

[@Fatherof12]

What are the new under cockpit strakes for?

[@stopi2379]

Top! Greetings from Berlin, Capital of Germany

[@cieiacoaquino8937]

Saludos desde Uruguay 💪😁👍

[@SacrificialIrishGoat]

So they can't start a and stop the rear blades mid flight?

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

I'm rooting for Defiant to be the next successor for Blackhawk

[@Yuki_Ika7]

same!

[@genebohannon8820]

I Like the idea of VTOL, the blades seem a little chunky

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Aaaand not going to happen.

[@kenoriose123]

Unfortunately the V-280 of Bell won the competition for future long range assault aircraft of US Army..

[@sepehr8145]

Sorry bro, Im coming from the future. V-280 is going to be the winner of this competition. Dont get sad anyway!🙂🙏

[@drones7838]

Seems like they made a good machine but the valor seems so implemented and #’s out the box are good. The range is really good.

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@abvmoose87]

Very nice

[@johnd.5601]

Wow!

[@roarkjeffries2979]

Poetry in motion

[@gail_blue]

I'd really like to see a demonstration of lowspeed precision, dead stop to full speed sideways to dead stop to backwards. That and a low altitude/high speed obstacle course (maybe unmanned for that one?).

[@EstorilEm]

I’ve seen a few clips of it. The most incredible thing about the low speed maneuverability is that it can actually pitch the nose down and reverse the pitch on the rear prop - essentially allowing you to “point” the nose down while remaining stationary, something I hadn’t even thought about till I first saw it. 😳

[@willr5372]

I think they should pick both, the V280 looks like a better long range troop/equipment transport and the Defiant looks more agile probably better suited as an attack aircraft.

[@Gianfilibert-es6sc]

That's got to be the best helicopter I have ever seen. The development team has done a fantastic job

[@kudoteeldihichaishinichi809]

sb1 defiant👍

[@zackthebongripper7274]

Incredible. A winner.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Nope...

[@zackthebongripper7274]

@@SuperGeronimo999 Yeah, just read it. A fucking disaster. Another Osprey quagmire. Good luck landing around trees. LOL.

[@Cleon851]

@@zackthebongripper7274 you do not know more than the U.S. military lmfao.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@zackthebongripper7274 You are a fool who trusts everything they see online... the Osprey is one of the safest rotorcraft the military uses.

[@user-sy6il4oz7t]

Esse é o mais top do mundo

[@Clipper_Dames]

Valor may have won the contract to replace the black hawk but I'm sure the defiant will still be produced in some number to meet other strategic and tactical needs of the army

[@a-totally-random-person]

I was hoping this would be produced just so I could look at it. 🙂

[@armchairgeneral7557]

This should be the winner.

[@bryanrussell6679]

I've been thinking that too. If the army wants a helicopter replacement, I think this is it. But if they want superior range and speed, the V280 is going to come out ahead. I'd personally like to see them both go into service. I think the marines are for sure in favor of the tilt rotor.

[@fallinginthed33p]

The Army has a habit of starting and cancelling helicopter programs.

[@gunit5477]

If it was up to, I'd spend my tax money on hookers than the army. Did George Bush find his WMDs?

[@pdx650]

Why not keep the name 'Sky Raider' S-97?

[@quasarsavage]

one damn good looking bird

[@kidonkim4073]

너무좋다“! 우리 특공대에 배치해서 전용팀으로 활용하면 좋겠다”! 특히, 707 특공대에~~~~!

[@TuneyDarko]

They should genuinely be getting the newest contract, especially for something to replace the Osprey

[@user-dq3jk9py4q]

Looks like an RC helicopter. Very impressive as the real deal. Will pair nicely with the V-22 Osprey

[@starrlynn2523]

Or the V-280 Valor

[@OnceUponReddit]

V22 osprey is a garbage aircraft that will continue to kill servicemen

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@user-dq3jk9py4q]

@@KG-ve9xf bot?

[@KG-ve9xf]

@@user-dq3jk9py4q your mother's paramour

[@user-jm1zn7ui1x]

Суперский вертолёт , как ка52 !!!

[@ABHelicopters]

Hi team defiant, please can i use a short extract of this video for a KZbin video i am working on relating to the maximum forward speed of a helicopter. Of course the video will be credited to yourself. Thank you in advance , kind regards, Andrew

[@nasnas9245]

The kobie skin

[@markmilan57]

Green light to go on a mission!

[@Phaser1x]

What now? Are foreign/civilian contracts allowed?

[@Alsayid]

Now that the Defiant lost the competition for the U.S. Army contract, is it dead, or does it have a chance of getting a contract overseas?

[@Vecio801]

🔝

[@Steve42098]

is that big thing a replacement for the Blackhawk or Chinook? It looks quite large.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

this prototype got beat by the V-280 Valor for the possible blackhawk replacement.

[@user-tj7yp1mj5u]

👍💪💪

[@dushyantkakra5556]

This looks stealthier & agile than the Bell, but Bell took the award..wonder why

[@andrewreynolds4949]

It seems like the V280 is faster, has better range, and is a more mature platform

[@tubyduby2816]

What kind of armament can this carry? TOW 2 would be deadly with this kind of maneuverability. Might be able to laser multiple targets and rapidly let the TOWs out while strafing sideway maintaining a safe distance from the target.

[@anthonyf.9170]

Still the BEST! Sikorsky Aurcraft. 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸💪🇺🇸

[@obazeemmanuel8465]

A mock up version should be offered to the civilian market

[@daviddavidson9681]

No weapons tests?

[@starrlynn2523]

An amazing helicopter

[@KG-ve9xf]

he supports Israelis who kill unarmed humans every year, this year Israel killed 2301 humans including 243 children

[@starrlynn2523]

@@KG-ve9xf What are you talking about?

[@KG-ve9xf]

*America

[@starrlynn2523]

@@KG-ve9xf If you're going to delete comments, don't post them.

[@A.R.77]

Nice craft, but the V-280 was the best call between the two.

[@dylansmith5214]

Yeah but how are going to land the v280 in tight space

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@dylansmith5214 LZs arent up to the blades edges on the blackhawk... the valor only has a 19% larger footprint total and can fit in nearly every landing zone the blackhawk can by turning it 90 degrees.

[@glenn6845]

This would make Awesome POTUS - Marine One Helicopter! 👍👍

[@NDR-hn3ue]

Wasn't this program cancelled ???

[@Louis.DeGuzman]

How much downpayment & monthy?

[@vanpenguin22]

So, I guess all those callers to Art Bell were on to something?

[@pedrorichieri]

the child of thropters has born

[@victork1635]

I think navy will like it ❤

[@batterysurf]

4:06 there is a place called GAYLORD?

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

I get the whole speed thing, but it seems like the tilt rotor v-280 is going to have problems with tight landing zones.. But I'm sure they thought about it. This was my favorite to win.

[@legallyfree2955]

Mine too, for the same reason, landing area and flying between buildings in an urban setting. I have a feeling this would have been less of a maintenance headache too but I have nothing to back that up other than gut instinct.

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@andrewreynolds4949]

V280 probably won’t have any more trouble with landing zones than any of these other designs. It’s shorter and wider than more conventional helicopters, and including rotor diameters it’s roughly similar in footprint to the Black Hawk turned sideways

[@fretsward2225]

What a beautiful ship? The perfect successor to the Black Hawk...

[@KG-ve9xf]

If you support US military you are party to the murders of humans committed by them around the world.

[@fretsward2225]

@@KG-ve9xf Thanks for the stupid comment. Please tell me you live in Europe?

[@KG-ve9xf]

@@fretsward2225 how is it useless, it's the truth. How can you be such an insensitive murderer

[@fretsward2225]

@@KG-ve9xf That's akin to asking me if you look good in your new dress?

[@hdaviator9181]

The defiant is cool but the interior space is limited for such a big vehicle. As opposed to the valor.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Aaaand Valor it is.

[@brentfriedland]

I'm going to remain seated for a while longer.

[@JRPGGUY]

4:08 so much bigger than a blackhawk

[@aspopulvera9130]

This is probably good as a dedicated attack aircraft much like the apache

[@KG-ve9xf]

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[@DefiantAML]

Would this be a replacement for the Blackhawk?

[@MrCarroll]

Yes.

[@eane7238]

Eventually, at least that's what it's being designed to do.

[@SumTingWong1482]

Nothing will ever replace the Blackhawk which has become the A-10 of helicopters.

[@MCLIcpfan000]

I would have picked this one looks more survivable compared to the tilt osprey style. I can see the other one having one engine failure and becoming impossible to fly and land because you can’t auto gyrations down. Plus looks like this would be easier to train people on.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

You are basing all of this on false info... 1. both engines turn both rotors in tilt rotors just like they do in the Chinook so losing 1 engine just means you lose 50% of the power. 2. yes tilt rotors can auto rotate. 3. the military already has tons of experience training tilt rotor pilots and it is easier for a helicopter pilot to learn a tilt rotor.

[@paullacey2999]

Its what else it can do that they arent showing us🤔 Looks like a handy bit of kit tho👍

[@andie_pants]

So... y'all are going to release a model for us to fly in X-Plane, right? 🚁

[@dt6653]

Is is bullet proof?

[@eane7238]

Yes, it's also stealth and can fly in space.

[@andrewparrott7260]

Wow, very futuristic and the slim design of everything looks fantastic. Just wonder how long the military will take to get their hands on this piece of kit? And if it'll ever end up the arsenal of the Australian defence force. Mmmm. 🤔👍

[@SuperGeronimo999]

It won't get their hands on it at all.

[@andrewparrott7260]

@@SuperGeronimo999 why do you say this?

[@May4thbwithu]

@@andrewparrott7260 because they have give with the v 280

[@SuperGeronimo999]

@@andrewparrott7260 Because it lost the competition with the Bell Valor, which will be bought instead.

[@andrewparrott7260]

@@SuperGeronimo999 ahh ok. 👍

[@ElloBoppit]

Cool video, less music though please.

[@whitepony8443]

Holy cow, another level for an English guy.

[@donaldteed35]

Need NO MUSIC version.

[@MarkBarrett]

The Defiant is better than the original Black Hawk. I'll say that much. The system will work well.

[@MarkBarrett]

I've been skeptical of the tilt rotors, for if there is a rotor failure. Otherwise, a tilt-rotor would be faster.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@MarkBarrett ... you are basing that on false info then. Each engine in a tilt rotor turns both rotors at all times so if one engine goes down it only loses half of its power. Just like the Chinook and Osprey.

[@MarkBarrett]

@@n3v3rforgott3n9 The Osprey doesn't. The new smaller V-280 tilt-rotor does.

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@MarkBarrett My guy, yes the Osprey has that very same mechanic built into it... google it.

[@murdoch9106]

So this thing is almost Bugatti Chiron fast, might not sound that impressive but, unlike the Chiron, this thing can do that for hours not a few minutes! ;) 248 kts is 459 kph or 285 mph...

[@EstorilEm]

Probably some really weird rotor wash dynamics at high speeds - I noticed that too, I’m sure for stealth considerations they’d much rather NOT have those there lol.

[@specops1693]

Sikorsky raider

[@jeepdude7359]

Just add a few rocket pods and paint the belly white. It’s time for a Airwolf movie. 🐺

[@TurnAGundam]

Damn right! 😁👍

[@einautofan6685]

Awesome Design! Looks like the russian Kamov guys were right with their Coaxial Rotor Layout way back in the 70's and 80's!😉👍

[@fretsward2225]

I'd go take a look at the Sikorsky S-69 that was developed in the 70s before I conclude...

[@KatariaGujjar]

@@fretsward2225 Sikorsky came from Russia

[@fretsward2225]

@@KatariaGujjar Igor Sikorsky came to the U.S. in 1919. He wasn't around when the company developed the S-69. He died in 1972...

[@KatariaGujjar]

@@fretsward2225 Thanks for confirming that Sikorsky came from Russia.

[@fretsward2225]

@@KatariaGujjar You are inferring that the technology came from which at the time was the Soviet Union? Not hardly, Paul Cornu, a French bicycle maker, is credited with inventing the helicopter in 1907. His invention is the first helicopter as we know it today. Arthur M. Young, inventor of the Bell helicopter, Frank Nicolas Piasecki who pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller. Sikorsky worked on fixed wing aircraft and flying boats, before returning to his first love, helicopters, and he created the first practical one. But to say that he brought the tech with him is ingenuous...

[@Faust1169]

Not one shot of the interior and look around... very poor amount of small space

[@enclavehere.7995]

You know, Angry Cops was right, it does *kinda* look like one of those rc helicopters in terms of dual rotors and the tail rotor.

[@ericgiebel498]

Sorry, but I don't see much Bell in it

[@ericgiebel498]

I'm a Bell fan from my youth. But yes time marches on. Though I'm still a big fan of the tilt rotor

[@AlwaysBeSmart674]

Sweet by the time this makes it to production drones will have made it completely obsolete can’t wait…we’ll have squads of small drones that can fit/fly anywhere to zip in and pick up a downed pilot or wounded soldier and then buzz right out almost like a eagle diving in for its lunch and gone before you even knew it was there.

[@dpedd12]

Rotorcraft will never be obsolete. Lol

[@AlwaysBeSmart674]

@@dpedd12 ok ok “much less effective in a modern battle against non 3rd world countries” I should say

[@OverlandTT]

Will that drone help with a catastrophic bleed and check the pilots CABC before transport and then administer meds en-route? Wow I can’t wait

[@ecstaticroque5803]

@@OverlandTT lmao, people do be thinking AI will be that advanced eh?

[@username_3715]

fvl is required to be capable of remote control or autonomous flight, and how would a totally unmanned drone actually give aid to a casualty? this aircraft could take off, navigate and get to the soldier and hover overhead while human medics actually retrieve the casualty and treat them.

[@VasilSch]

А в км/ч сколько?

[@Williams_Rafael]

425

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

The valor won which has 565 km/h max speed.

[@user-kb9xo5txyz]

The helicopter is not shaking, I wonder if the pilot is good

[@jamesedmerdelacruz9478]

RAH 66 was able to do 170 Knots on normal power if the Comanche was still in flight this would have beat this helicopter in just seconds