A delay precluding delivery of a new engine for Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype helicopter—the company’s candidate for the Army’s Future Assault Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program—will not impact Sikorsky’s design process for the prototype it will offer Army brass, company executives said. During a June media event, Sikorsky senior engineer Pete Germanowski stated the delay afforded additional time to complete Raider X’s design and reduce risk.
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