{"id":13967,"date":"2017-09-27T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexingtoninstitute.org\/?p=13967"},"modified":"2017-09-27T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:26:10","slug":"sikorskys-s-97-raider-revolutionary-light-helicopter-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtoninstitute.org\/sikorskys-s-97-raider-revolutionary-light-helicopter-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Could Be A Revolutionary Light Helicopter (From Forbes)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The U.S. Army has an urgent need for a next-generation armed reconnaissance helicopter, and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit\u00a0appears to have the solution.\u00a0 It’s called the S-97 Raider, and it is so much more capable that the Army’s current fleet of rotorcraft that a revolution in light helicopter performance is in the making.\u00a0 Compared with legacy helicopters, Raider offers 100% more speed and range, a 50% decrease in turning radius, a 50% reduction is acoustic signature, and a 40% increase in payload.\u00a0 Its counter-rotating main\u00a0rotors afford unprecedented agility in both hover and maneuverability, while its onboard electronics deliver state-of-the-art protection.\u00a0 Raider was originally conceived to replace the Army’s Cold War scout helicopters, but when the service ran out of money for a replacement program, Sikorsky kept Raider development going with its own funds.\u00a0 As result,\u00a0Sikorsky now has what looks to be by far the best next-generation armed recon helicopter in the world — not to mention a highly effective light attack, assault, medivac and rescue chopper.\u00a0 I have written a commentary for Forbes here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Army has an urgent need for a next-generation armed reconnaissance helicopter, and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit\u00a0appears to have the solution.\u00a0 It’s called the S-97 Raider, and it is so much more capable that the Army’s current fleet of rotorcraft that a revolution in light helicopter performance is in the making.\u00a0 Compared with legacy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n