- Reaction score
- 63
- Points
- 530
The Defiant is a one size fits all helicopter designed to replace the Blackhawk and Apache. Frankly I like the design as a troop carrier but not as a gunship.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a26040/sikorsky-boeing-defiant-fvl-medium/
The transport variant of the Defiant, like the Blackhawk, carries 11 combat troops. It also carries eight casualty evacuation stretchers instead of six in the UH-60M. The video doesn't really go into details on the armed version designed to replace the AH-64 Apache, but it now sports a nose-mounted gun, something it didn't have in previous depictions, as well as winglet-mounted rockets and missiles.
Strangely, buried towards the end of the video, the announcer touts the Defiant's "dramatically reduced acoustic signature." In other words, it's much quieter than other helicopters. You would think this would be a very important selling point, but it's practically buried in a rapid-fire list of other points.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a26040/sikorsky-boeing-defiant-fvl-medium/
The transport variant of the Defiant, like the Blackhawk, carries 11 combat troops. It also carries eight casualty evacuation stretchers instead of six in the UH-60M. The video doesn't really go into details on the armed version designed to replace the AH-64 Apache, but it now sports a nose-mounted gun, something it didn't have in previous depictions, as well as winglet-mounted rockets and missiles.
Strangely, buried towards the end of the video, the announcer touts the Defiant's "dramatically reduced acoustic signature." In other words, it's much quieter than other helicopters. You would think this would be a very important selling point, but it's practically buried in a rapid-fire list of other points.