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Thursday, May 08, 2014

Foreign Militaries Eye Sikorsky S-97 Raider

S-97 RaiderIt hasn’t even flown yet and the U.S. Army program it was intended for was put on hold, possibly indefinitely.

But that hasn’t stopped foreign militaries from inquiring about when they might be able to buy the Sikorsky S-97 Raider, the company’s next-generation light-attack helicopter.

The coaxial design features counter-rotating rotor blades and a push propeller, among other innovations, that will allow it to fly much faster and farther than today’s choppers.

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