Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lifts 5,300 lbs to demonstrate ability to carry troops and sling-load cargo simultaneously

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has demonstrated mission-relevant lifting capacity that will deliver troops and cargo in future combat at twice the range of the current fleet. The flight, carrying a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load, took place last week at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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The lifting power demonstrated by SB>1 Defiant equates to an Infantry Squad Vehicle or hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition (Picture source: Sikorsky-Boeing)

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