The RAIDER X retains a side-by-side pilot configuration, allowing better crew coordination when in the scout role. The broader cross-section provides for a larger weapons bay within the fuselage
Sikorsky's RAIDER X could have taken the US Army Aviation strike capabilities far beyond that offered by the AH-64 Apache into what the OEM described as the 'deep fight'
Sikorsky's Raider X was said to be 98% complete; at the time of the termination of the FARA programme, the aircraft was awaiting the completion of the General Electric T901 ITEP. With the new engine set to be finished in November 2023, the first flight was scheduled before the fourth quarter of 2024

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky X-2 / S-97 Raider - СШАUSA - 2008

Though a more conventional-looking design, Bell equipped their 360 Invictus with advanced fly-by-wire digital flight controls offering next-generation performance, which would have allowed for optimally crewed flight operations

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell Invictus 360 - СШАUSA - 2021