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Military helicopters. Boeing and Sikorsky will fly first SB-1 Defiant in 2017
Washington, USA - The new helicopter has been designed to replace US Air Force Apache and Black Hawk
The SB-1 Defiant helicopter, developed by Boeing and Sikorsky, should do its first flight in 2017. The aircraft is competing with Bell Helicopter V-280 in the JMR-TD (Joint multi-role Technology demonstrator) program, the first step of the broader Future Vertical Lift (FVL) plan launched by the American Army to replace its Apache and Black Hawk fleets by 2034. The FVL program was made necessary...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency