20 Oct 2010 : West Palm Beach, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft will design, build and fly two prototype light tactical helicopters as the follow-on advancement to the X2 TechnologyTM demonstrator aircraft that unofficially shattered the helicopter world speed record here in September with a flight speed of 250 knots (463 km/h). The decision to continue development of the next-generation rotary wing technology will enable Sikorsky and select suppliers to offer the high speed X2 prototype vehicles for flight test and evaluation by US armed forces. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). "Having proved the X2 Technology design to ourselves, we have full confidence we can now mature the technology for the US Army's light armed reconnaissance helicopter size," said Sikorsky President Jeffrey Pino. "Self funding the design of a brand new light tactical helicopter -- the Sikorsky S-97 -- and manufacturing two prototypes we have designated as the Raider™ X2 helicopter will help military aviation evaluate the viability of a fast and maneuverable next generation rotorcraft for a variety of combat missions." In March 2010, Sikorsky submitted an X2 aircraft design to the Army's Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) program in response to a request for information. The AAS program is currently conducting an analysis of alternatives for the Army's next armed reconnaissance helicopter. Like the X2 Technology demonstrator that broke the helicopter speed record, the X2 ...
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