Sikorsky RAIDER X FARA Armed Reconnaissance Prototype
Sikorsky RAIDER X is the larger FARA-linked evolution of the S-97 RAIDER X2 compound-rotor technology, developed as a fast, agile, survivable armed-reconnaissance prototype with an open digital backbone and future growth for contested operations. The program remains a development demonstrator rather than a certified production aircraft.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RAIDER XSikorsky RAIDER XFARA RAIDER XS-97 RAIDER X
- Family Name
- Sikorsky RAIDER X
- Full Name
- Sikorsky RAIDER X FARA Armed Reconnaissance Prototype
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancetechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- RAIDER X
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- Sikorsky RAIDER X is the larger FARA-linked evolution of the S-97 RAIDER X2 compound-rotor technology, developed as a fast, agile, survivable armed-reconnaissance prototype with an open digital backbone and future growth for contested operations. The program remains a development demonstrator rather than a certified production aircraft.
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engine for the RAIDER X prototype; production FARA configuration is not asserted beyond the named ITEP integration.
- Name
- Sikorsky RAIDER X GE T901 installation
- Notes
- Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin report integration of the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine on the RAIDER X FARA prototype; the canonical T901 family node is linked at family precision.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:44:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:45:43 UTC