Boeing-Sikorsky SB>1 Defiant (Model S-100)

[yasotay]

I am hopeful that the U.S. Army will provide more details on the decision since GAO agreed the SB>1 did not meet the requirements. However I suspect this will not happen as the Sikorsky coaxial compound "X2" technology is still in the running for the FARA competition.
I honestly find it exceedingly disingenuous for Sikorsky to tout the technology as less risky.

 

[donnage99]

I am hopeful that the U.S. Army will provide more details on the decision since GAO agreed the SB>1 did not meet the requirements. However I suspect this will not happen as the Sikorsky coaxial compound "X2" technology is still in the running for the FARA competition.
I honestly find it exceedingly disingenuous for Sikorsky to tout the technology as less risky.

I mean what other angle can they really go for to remain competitive

 

[Forest Green]

Sikorsky's Black Hawk Replacement Bid Cost Half Of Bell's But Lacked Info To Back It Up

Sikorsky recently lost a protest against Bell's contract award for the FLRAA tender, arguing unsuccessfully that its bid was unfairly judged.

www.thedrive.com

 

[apparition13]

Sikorsky's Black Hawk Replacement Bid Cost Half Of Bell's But Lacked Info To Back It Up

Sikorsky recently lost a protest against Bell's contract award for the FLRAA tender, arguing unsuccessfully that its bid was unfairly judged.

www.thedrive.com

Given time and budget overruns for Lockheed aircraft contracts I suspect DoD is looking at any of their bids with extra skepticism.

 

[Moose]

Sikorsky's Black Hawk Replacement Bid Cost Half Of Bell's But Lacked Info To Back It Up

Sikorsky recently lost a protest against Bell's contract award for the FLRAA tender, arguing unsuccessfully that its bid was unfairly judged.

www.thedrive.com

Given time and budget overruns for Lockheed aircraft contracts I suspect DoD is looking at any of their bids with extra skepticism.

Regardless of track record, it's pretty clear DoD felt it couldn't bank on those figures with the information given.

 

[fightingirish]

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant is now displayed at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Novosel in Alabama.
Source:

SB>1 Defiant High-Speed Helicopter Put To Rest In A Museum

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost to Bell's V-280 Valor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft tender, but its underlying X2 technology lives on.

www.twz.com

 

[VTOLicious]

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant is now displayed at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Novosel in Alabama.
Source:

SB>1 Defiant High-Speed Helicopter Put To Rest In A Museum

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost to Bell's V-280 Valor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft tender, but its underlying X2 technology lives on.

www.twz.com

Hopefully some high res photos will appear soon. Btw, would love to see it exhibited with Bell's demonstrator next to it!

 

[yasotay]

Good thing it is a multi-story building!

I note that the original ABC Demonstrator can be seen just behind the SB-1. With the eventual emplacement of an S-97 in the facility, the entire sorry affliction Sikorsky had with this technology will be enshrined with AH-56 and RAH-66.

 

[TomcatViP]

History will remind that after building the Missile with a man in it, 50 years later, LM (with Boeing) managed to create the Giant Gearbox with two men suspended to it!