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Sikorsky Reveals Supplier Team For S-97 Raider Helicopter Program

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Friday, January 20th, 2012

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] recently said it has chosen 35 companies to fill its team assembling two prototype S-97 Raider (tm) helicopters for Army evaluation. Sikorsky and teammates are funding the program, which is to demonstrate the military applications of Sikorsky's break-through X-2 (tm) rotorcraft design which in 2010 proved its capability to double the cruise speed of conventional helicopters. The company, as are others, is awaiting a request for information and details of specifications and technology demonstration for the…

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