Sikorsky and Boeing have worked together on their offering for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator called the SB-1 Defiant. (Courtesy of Boeing and Sikorsky)
Defense News: Defiant undergoing rigorous testing prior to first flight this year
WASHINGTON — The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter demonstrator is now undergoing rigorous testing prior to its first flight expected later this year, according to Boeing and Sikorsky company officials.
Defiant is likely to fly in the latter part of this summer, Randy Rotte, Boeing’s director of global sales and marketing for cargo helicopters and Future Vertical Lift, told Defense News in a recent interview.
“First flight is an important milestone in any developmental program,” Rotte said. Yet, “I would submit that we are really focused on providing information to the Army throughout the whole flight test program to inform them as they go forward, as they are doing their analysis of alternatives, as they are doing their technical readiness assessment, as they are preparing for their program of record.”
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WNU Editor: Looking forward to the first test flight.
