This is the U.S. Army’s New Fastest Helicopter That Will Replace the Black Hawk

Their Defiant X design is based on the SB-1 Defiant, a similar though smaller technology demonstrator. In June, the SB-1 recorded a top speed of 235 miles per hour, already much faster than typical helicopter speeds. According to a SB-1 test pilot, the SB-1 used less than 50 percent of engine output to reach that speed, indicating that the larger and likely more powerful Defiant X could reach even higher speeds. The SB-1 offered several advantages over the venerable Black Hawk helicopter it would like to replace. Though it has the same footprint as the Black Hawk, it has about double the helicopter’s top speed and range, and thanks to its contrarotating composite rotors, is likely more maneuverable. SB-1 engineers have also touted the SB-1’s ability to fly lower to the ground and at higher speed than most helicopters can, an ability that could help the Defiant X avoid enemy radar. Though the new Defiant X and its parent SB-1 airframe share many visual similarities, spokespeople at Boeing and Lockheed Martin have stated that the Defiant X features improvements to its aerodynamics and a reduced thermal signature. Watch more video: Have Israeli Spike Missiles Made the Apache Helicopters Too Deadly? : Support us: Facebook: instagram: SUBSCRIBE OF THIS CHANNEL: For copyright matters please contact us at: usmilitarynewsofficial@