NATO Selects Sikorsky X2 Rotorcraft for Built-in Platform Idea Research

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(29/07/24)
 The NATO Help and Procurement Company (NSPA)
has awarded Lockheed Martin Sikorsky a contract to check
built-in platform ideas that would fulfill NATO’s subsequent
technology rotorcraft necessities via the Subsequent Technology
Rotorcraft Functionality (NGRC) program.

“Sikorsky is ready to design a rotorcraft
prototype for NATO’s NGRC concept study to support defense and
deterrence for an ever-changing global environment. Years of
investment and rigorous flight testing with multiple X2 technology
demonstrators have proven its ability to change the future
airspace,” mentioned Andy Adams, Vice President of Sikorsky Future
Vertical Carry. “Our X2 aircraft will bring to bear the strengths
of Lockheed Martin along with input from our European Industry
Group, such as digital thread, advanced manufacturing,
sustainment, training, and weapon and mission system development,
to provide NATO with an integrated rotorcraft system that combines
speed, range, maneuverability, survivability and operational
flexibility.”

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky’s European Business Group
contains Tier-1 aerospace suppliers, corresponding to BAE Programs, ELT
Group, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik GmbH, GE Aerospace,
Hellenic Aerospace Business, Kongsberg, Liebherr-Aerospace
Lindenberg GmbH, MAGroup, Malloy Aeronautics, SAFRAN, Rheinmetall
and TERMA.

The business group will present enter as to how their
navy merchandise can assist the X2 built-in
platform idea method to advance NATO’s capabilities and
present a subsequent technology rotorcraft answer.

Sikorsky’s X2 plane are the results of greater than $1 billion invested and 15 years of
testing and flying. The S-97 RAIDER expertise demonstrator’s
rigorous flight take a look at program continues to supply important information
that correlates to a digital prototype and allows Sikorsky to
experiment with the distinctive capabilities that X2
Expertise rotorcraft can present.

“The launch of Concept Study #5 is a significant milestone
for the NGRC concept stage activities, and demonstrates NSPA’s
dedication to meet the challenge of next generation medium lift
for Participating Nations,” mentioned NSPA Common Supervisor, Stacy A.
Cummings. “The strategy to launch 3 parallel
contracts awarded by competition delivers on our commitment to maximise industry expertise, opportunity and engagement in the
programme, and will provide a broad range of potential concepts in
the study results for our multinational customers.”

The NGRC program initiative started in 2022 and
contains Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and
the UK, with the USA and Spain presently
appearing as observers.

Underneath the NGRC program, NATO is aiming to
develop a medium-class, multi-role rotorcraft that would exchange
medium multi-role helicopters presently in service.

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