Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter in 2019 hit 207 knots. Sikorsky’s FARA will expand upon and “scale” the S-97 Raider as it develops its RAIDER X prototype.

Both helicopters, Raider and Defiant, have similar design elements: two counter-rotating top rotors, and a propeller in back. [Related: Tilting rotors could help make Bell’s speedy new aircraft ...

RC helicopters have quite a few differences than passenger and military helicopters, which is why they can fly upside down.

Lockheed says the S-97 Raider prototype represents the next-generation light tactical helicopter. It's designed to operate "high and hot" at temperatures of 95° F (35° C) and altitudes of 10,000 ...

The Raider also travels at twice the speed of conventional helicopters – a swift cruise speed of 253 miles per hour. The cockpit fits two pilots an in an assault configuration and Raider can ...

Sikorsky is pitching the funky, fast S-97 Raider as a replacement for today’s light attack and scout helicopters, via the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.

Sikorsky unveiled its prototype of the Raider X next-gen scout helicopter, one of two contenders for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

Sikorsky intends the S-97 Raider as a multi-mission craft that will act as a replacement for the US Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter or the Special Forces’ MH-6 Little Bird.

Step into the future with the Sikorsky S-97 Raider. This next-generation helicopter boasts a unique design featuring rigid coaxial rotors and a pusher propeller, enabling unprecedented speed and ...

The Sikorsky Raider X is planned as a successor to the Bell OH-58 Kiowa, an attack reconnaissance helicopter that left the U.S. without such a tool when it was retired about a decade ago.

“The engine in Raider is just a beautiful match,” he said. The Army is said to be on track to award a contract to one of two teams currently developing a future helicopter engine in late 2018.

A look inside the Raider's cockpit. The helicopter could be configured in a "pilot optional" mode, since the aircraft is entirely fly-by-wire, according to Sikorsky VP of Engineering Mark Miller.