The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is the Army’s number one aviation modernization priority and is integral to effectively penetrate and dis-integrate adversaries’ Integrated Air Defense Systems. It will enable combatant commanders with greater tactical, operational and strategic capabilities through significantly increased speed, range, endurance, survivability and lethality”, said Dr. BRUCE D. JETTE, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.
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Ya gotta admit though... The Comanche looks pretty cool. but the Raider X and 360 both would be fine additions and I love both of the designs.
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It was gorgeous.
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Everything flies so well in CGI, Be nice to see some details about range and max payload, being a scout I'm sure the military will want them airborne as long as possible. Lets hope the weapons bay can be modified for extra fuel.
To be fair, most of these designs are built on proven, prototyped, and tested platforms, so yeah, they fly well enough.
1. the Bell 360 invictous would be the best choice for the scout role but...2. I'd take the raider-x as well for a fast attack gunship/light transport heli to drop off a small squad and/or provide fire support for rapid response to a any situation that may develop. I think both would work well off each other.
go look up the rah-66
@@soup31314 what about it? It was too expensive and used a lot of new tech which made it too much for the military. The bell invictus uses off the shelf tech and proven tech. If you want a cheap lightweight scout invictus would probably fill that role well, also these machines will be able to be remotely piloted, so losing an invictus might not bee too much of a concern fot he military.
Why not the V-280 for light transport? It's faster and has double the range.
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You sound knowledgeable in choppers!
I am hoping that the Raider X will win, especially with the army choosing the 280 Valor over the Defiant X, i mean the X2 technology can freaking lower the angle of attack while having the heli at a stand still and deaccelerate quickly, it just has a lot more potential in my eyes, may the best heli design win!
🚁💥🔥 The Bell 360 Invictus and Raider-X are indeed impressive choices for their respective roles. The Invictus excels as a scout helicopter, providing valuable reconnaissance capabilities. Meanwhile, the Raider-X's speed and firepower make it a versatile gunship and light transport option. I'm curious to see how these next-generation helicopters will enhance military operations and adapt to evolving combat scenarios. It's exciting to witness advancements in helicopter technology and their potential synergies in the field. 🌟👍
Bell 360 Invictus 👍💯
Easily the best looking one Looking cool is half the battle
Bell looks similiar to the Comanche and I really liked the look of the Comanche.
Might as well finish the Comanche program. Or upgrade it. that way less money spend seeing it already had test flights hours
That Bell 360 Invictus is super badass looking.
It's going to be fun to see which way the military goes with these things. My HUNCH is that they choose the Bell 360 for this FARA scout program and then they select the bigger version of Sikorsky's coaxial helicopter to replace the Black Hawk.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. I see advantages to BOTH designs. So why can't the Army order X amount of each and see how they perform over time. They may decide they like both and will/can use each one for different missions. Not like we seem to want to move everything towards the F-35 which may/can be a huge mistake down the road.
@@trvman1 Not sure what you mean by "don't put all your eggs in one basket"? I specifically said that I think the military will give contracts to BOTH Bell AND Sikorsky. Bell's 360 Invictus for the armed scout chopper FARA program and Sikorsky's "SB-1 Defiant" for the FVL program to replace the Black Hawk. Both manufacturers entered a prototype into each program (FARA and FVL). Unless...are you trying to say that the military should select BOTH the Bell 360 Invictus AND the Sikorsky Raider X for the SAME scout helicopter (FARA) program?!?! Because I can assure you that something like that would NEVER happen. With all due respect, if that is what you are suggesting then you don't seem to understand how a military works. Selecting two TOTALLY DIFFERENT platforms for the exact same mission/program would be absolutely insane. It would cost an unbelievable amount of our taxpayers' dollars. First of all, you would have to train different crews to fly two totally different aircraft that are DRAMATICALLY different from each other. The Bell FARA entry is a traditional helicopter with a single main rotor and a normal tail rotor. The Sikorsky FARA entry has a pair of coaxial main rotors and a pusher prop out back. EVERYTHING about how they fly and operate is different. So you would have to train half of your pilots on one of the helicopters and half of your pilots on the other and they would not be able to fly the helicopter that they weren't trained on, even though they are both used as the military's armed scout helicopters. That would be absolutely ridiculous to do. In addition to the training costs, you would also have dramatically higher maintenance costs because you have two totally different helicopters where NOTHING between the two is interchangeable (except the engine, which both prototypes are using because that is part of the contract requirement), so you have one set of parts for one helicopter and a totally different set of parts for the other. You ALSO would have to train the maintenance guys (and gals) to work on two totally different helicopters and become proficient in maintaining BOTH of them. So you are either training ALL of the maintenance crews to work on two totally different helicopters, which could be extremely dangerous, or you would again have to train HALF of your maintenance crews to work on ONE of the helicopters and HALF of your maintenance crews to work on the OTHER scout helicopter. Hopefully you understand just how insane your suggestion is now.
Personally i think your hunch is wrong!!
Thats what I have been thinking as well. I dont see them picking sikorsky for both designs. I think the bell invictus has an advantage with it being cheaper and using proven design. Where the Defiant has a number of advantages over the valor. TBH, I would like to see the valor be used by the navy and marines, I think it would be better for them.
@@trvman1 The military is probably skiddish over this because of the LCS ships. It caused more problems.
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First point: it was a good decision to not replace the Apache outright, but instead retire the oldest models. Second Point: I personally like Bell's model the most.
Everything about it in the video looked great honestly, loved the ammo bay it can retract into itself as well and other cool things.
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SAME
I thought Sikorsky's model was best. I like the co-axial rotor, and pusher propeller. Also, it seemed very quiet in flight.
@@craigkdillon I can agree with the fact that it looks cool, but it's probably my love for the Apache that led me to my decision.
I feel sorry for the army on this choice there both great platforms. I did like the side pockets on the invictus better unless they can load weapons in the door of the raider x while flying if so that could be an advantage when you run out of missles or other weapons. I did like the over all look of the invictus it looks like a shark ready for action but the raider x looks more like you could really use this platform any where on the battle field no matter how you needed it and have the speed and skills to pull it off and it seems more maneuverable . the invictus looks more like it has one purpose to be fast and small enough to get around cities and maybe small enough not to be seen in more open environments giving it an edge at being more sneaky and it seems more stealthy overall. so I guess they need to figure out how their going to use this platform in the future and what kind environments it will be used in or they can just pick up both. but I guess the most important things are price and if they can be built fast and built right and be upgradable . I would like to see the invictus go to special operations for those secret missions and the raider x go to the army that would be the best choice for these two awesome platforms or combine them to have the best of both worlds. take the silhouette of the invictus add the double helicopter blades and pusher propeller and your done you got the best of both worlds. It would be small, fast and very maneuverable just what you need for the scout roll .
My own preference would be for them to choose 2 from these - the Bell 360 for the FARA scout program and then the bigger version of Sikorsky's coaxial helicopter as a squad/team carrier to replace the Black Hawk.
I really like the one with the cannon in the nose. I think it would be more versatile. I realize there is more than meets the eye but gun that can move is better than a side mounted, fixed gun. The Bell 360 Invictus. The Sikorsky is probably very nimble but lacks the firepower w/o mounting pods that would diminish its stealth capability.
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The Bell Invictus 360 is one nice sleek looking helicopter. The Sikorsky Raider X looks mean as hell. Interesting to see how they both fair🙂
What an exciting time to be in Army aviation.
airforce as well. Withe the F-35, B-21 raider, and the new NGAD planes, its going to be an interesting time.
Size and signature matter more for a scout than speed. I crewed OH-58s in the 1980s and the small size allows loitering in very small open spaces in trees and terrain for longer term observation. Larger designs don't make sense for the scout role. Having a combination of armed scout and pure attack helos allows maximum flexibility and safety for both systems. Stand off drone based scout platforms do make the larger versions shown make more sense. So I am ok if the larger platforms use drones to deploy into know threat areas. But that is the rub. Your scouting to find the enemy. Drones that you cannot recover limit your scouting ability to areas of high probability of contact. But all the designs have merits. Tough choice. Ukraine data should provide good info on what we will face in the future.
a. The coaxial rotors on some of these aircraft means that they don't take up much space compared to a traditional single rotor aircraft. b. Do you really need a very high probability of contact if you have 30 drones and each drone costs just a few thousand USD (in addition to a battery of about 4-10 bigger drones featuring either AT or HE warheads)? Overall the payload would cost less than a single Hellfire. c. I honestly think the US army is limiting the capability of a helicopter by specifying specific launcher and gun. For one thing if you focused on drones you could probably save a lot of space/weight by having tubes that spit them out sideways instead of being able to deploy an entire rack (in a more missile-like fashion).
Nice video, I hope we cn contrbute in CFD analysis for such models
Excellent film footage and sound. Great commentary.
IMO Bell will probably win the FARA contract based on their track record. They've made battle tested UtilityUH-1) and attack helos (AH-1 cobra) that are still in use today. Cant go wrong with bell imo
The best one is still the Commanche as it's the most beautiful and as everyone knows, the swag is the most important thing on the battlefield. When the ennemy stand speechless looking at your helicopter you can easily take them out.
there is a problem, thanks to the spread of "democracy" in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, even drug traffickers today have a large number of ATGMs and MANPADS. Will this helicopter be fast enough to outrun the Stinger?
It's pretty cool the way they kept the shape and style just like the old gen from before, very inventive
Wow this is wonderful information! amazing video! thanks
I remember RAH-66 Comanche being a pretty decent package. I'm sure much of the technology is obsoloete now, but I wonder if any of the design elements were reused for the FARA
The retracting weapon mounts and 3 barrel cannon were on the Comanche.
The guts of the Comanche went into the Longbow program.
The Comanche was such a badass looking platform. Ended up building a go-kart with a roll cage and frame designed after the cockpit of the RAH-66. Obsolete now or not, I wish that program had come to fruition.
The Cheyenne has some love on the youtubes - find a profile on why it was canceled and see that the tech from THEN is now the BEST tech NOW. It was WAY ahead of its time. Killed by politics!
To be fair, they probably would have been on a 3rd or 4th variant by now with modern tech. I'm definitely biased because I loved the RAH-66, but I often wonder if it would have been better to continue the project with the hopes of retiring the Apache in the future after a future interation of the Comanche. Now, it feels like we fell behind the curve a bit instead of being prepared for today's changing battlefield. Just a thought, really.
AH-56 Cheyenne first flew in 1967, this helicopter is almost identical! Politics crushed the AH-56! It was a killer and high-tech!
The Blackhawk (not Black Hawk) S-67 was a beast as well. Amazing what's old is new again and not any better either.
Yeah, and didn't it have a top speed above 250 mph?
@@analogkid4557 who cares what the speed was, it's old news, try 1967, get with the program, dummy!
It reminds me a little bit of the Comanche. looks cool!
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I hope they go with Bell for the scout helicopter, and make a bigger version of the raider X to replace the blackhawk
They do it's called defiant x.
They have FLRAA program to replace the Blackhawk. It’s Bell’s tilt rotor V280 vs Sikorsky’s Defiant X!
I think Bell’s tilt rotor V280 would be a better fit to replace the Blackhawk 😉
@@Surprisedsinglee I don't know, I like the Defiant more.
@@juanzepeda2102 tilt rotors look super cool plus crazy range and speed. What do you like about the Defiant X?
I like the bell invictus with its simple design
Informative video 👍
I really like the look and design of the Raider X. Really badass.
That Bell helicopter is like a stealth helicopter at night
How easy would it have been to just update the Kiowa? The F-15 has been updated and is just as lethal as well as the F/A 18, B-52 and B-1. If it's not broke why not upgrade it?
The Air Force told lies to get the EX. Its not much more lethal than anything we already fly.
@@danielh1708 this is new to me and disappointing.
DUDE but look at that invictus 360. You don't wanna see that thang flyin around and make apache look like a baby.
@@vafreozorn6036 I can agree with that. I was looking at it from a budget stand point. I would also, and I forgot, to have brought the Comanche back on line and upgrade it also. We do have some amazing tech pieces out there.
@@orgeebaharvin6284 Yea i like comanche
There are two programs, the scout/light attack helicopter and the troop transport with an option to fill it with missiles heavy attack helicopter. Bell has the sleeker scout chopper and an updated tilt-rotor for the transport chopper, Sikorsky has the propeller pusher small and large designs. I like both Bell designs better. The Scout at least looks more stealthy, the Comanche 2.0. And the tilt-rotor should be more efficient for long ranges. However, they will probably give one contract to each company to keep both factories running. And i don't know which Bell design i'd rather say goodbye to.
If Boeing/Sikorsky could just give us the actual Comanche 2.0, since they made the original, i would want that one to win. But they seem to have given up on that very sleek design to push their bulky pusher propeller in a small and large helicopter.
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Stealth isn’t everything at the expense of other considerations. Still can use terrain masking. Great. Next question. What is Army trying to do? Trying to replace Kiowa Scout, not create a new miniature Apache. Not seeing clearly defined role here. Temptation always to waste money on new bling & not well defined mission IMHO. Army should figure out why past efforts to replace Kiowa failed.
God... the Comanche 25 years ago still looks more "futuristic" then both. The Comanche was way ahead of its time.
They already have a model to learn from or improve on, the Comanche. With new tech and lesson learned they can pull it out and make it better.
Looks so awesome. Beautiful design.
Still to BIG. Way to complex to be a scout. I was in Scouts, we always took hits. The OH-6A was the BEST and still is being used with new Technology and better engines. Small, light, maneuver ability is the key. NOT BIGGER. Speed is Life, maneuverability is life. And a gunner is survivability. We used a EM and a Officer. Very good combo. I flew in the 60s and 70s, hehehe the Army is still trying to get it right. If it works, use it. If you can make it BETTER, go for it. Old Technology is still good.
I was going to say many of these seem quite large for a reconnaissance aircraft. The 360 Invictus was the only one I saw that actually looks like a scout.
The game has changed. There's a reason Comanche was never built as cool as it sounded, helicopters are far too vulnerable to MPAD and SAM systems. These helicopters are taking a different approach entirely. Longer range so they can be stationed further away, stealth and larger internal payload capacity to launch drones, so that the helicopter can stay away.
The next war might be a near peer hopefully not, but its completely different from the middle east where there is barely any SAMs.
i bet china will copy this too
Probably
Countries anyone no buy China attack helicopters Meat deadly.. countries really like buy American high quality attack helicopters..
Wowser! Sweet! I want a ride! This is so cool 😁💯
Looks a nice bit of kit 👏
Bell Invictus has the right design, but it needs more advanced technology. We don't need a rear rotor for stabilzation, switch it to a rear propeller and just use asymetric thrust vectoring on the turbine exhaust to counteract the main rotor spin. No need for coaxial rotor which just adds more complexity, cost and larger radar signature.
For a moment it seemed to me that you mixed up a gas turbine engine and a jet engine. One must take the maximum amount of force from the air flow, and the second must give the maximum force to the air flow.
This is a turboshaft, not a turbojet. All immediate usable energy has been used, you'd get negligible thrust from the exhaust.
Bf2042 players be like:"hey hey that looks kinda familiar but I just can't put my finger one it."
Yooo xD I'm playing rn
What's funny is the bf2042 stealth helicopter looks like a hybrid mishmash of the 360 Invictus and Raider X.
Bell 360 perfect style,nice and performance … ? (Veterans helicopters during Vietnam war.) thankyou for sharing.🇺🇸🙏
oh i have thought about improving helicopter aerodynamics and manoeuvrability and came to the conclusion it can only de done by reducing the cock pit to body pitch by 75 degrees. so you'd have a cockpit completely offset to the body kinda like bobba fett slave 1 but off set to the plane of the body it will make it easier to be precise with targets and much more manoeuvrable.
Sikorsky's co-axial main rotor is game changing VTOL tech. The blades on each rotor are rigid like a fixed wing aircraft and allow far higher rates of speed than traditional single rotors.
I thought any rotor was limited by supersonic tip speed. How does that change here?
Speed is less important than maneuverability for a helicopter though and from those test clips in this video the turn rate is NOT impressive. It cant really be since there is no side thrust from the tail only from its center. I also dont get why the rudder is on the bottom where wind will likely not pass as much as the top of its fuselage. All in all I think I personally prefer the 360 it seems like a good design pushed to the next level
Both the Invictus and Raider X are impressive prototypes. My eye likes the Invictus better, which makes me think the Raider X will actually be the better bird. :-) But either one will serve well, and the Army really needs their scouts.
i think whats going to happen with the invictus, is that theyre going to launch drones that can laser targets for the heli for indirect fire.
Well, we are gonna witness Bell dominate the military rotorcraft market in decades.
My head says Raider X but my heart says Bell Invic 360 because it looks so f'ing cool! Even cooler would be Bell Invic 360 but with the x2 top rota and rear push rota of the raider X
I love the design of the Invictus, but it's too "play it safe". It needs coaxial rotors and a pusher rotor like the Raider X. This would eliminate the need of a troublesome tailrotor, provide greater lift, greater top speed, and greater range. I love the Raider X too, but its larger size means it performs similarly to the Hind gunship, in that it is both a transport and gunship at once, which is very cool and something the West needed for a long time, but never had.
This is incorrect. The Raider X is not linke the hind because it does not have transport capabilities as well. it would strictly be scouting and no crew capacity over the 2 pilots. I think a play it safe is exactly what the army needs. Which is why I think the bell heli is the right choice. AA and manpads are getting better and better. Having a cheaper heli with proven tech will be beneficial. Also these are designed to be remotely piloted so they could risk these things in more dangerous missions.
I think keyboard warriors shouldn't bother spouting what they think the military needs. Think the people that fly these things, the people who's lives will depend on these things should be doing that and we should just sit back and see who wins.
@@Grisbane Oh boy we got one of these people. No-one is telling the military how to pick/do their jobs. We are just discussing which ones we like and why we think they should be chosen instead. No one is claiming to be an expert. Maybe you should stop trying to tell people what they can and cant talk about on the internet and ignore the comment section if it bothers you.
@@Grisbane You're one of those keyboard warriors. You're the first person I've met that was triggered over a comment regarding future helicopters. You have some issues that you need to sort out.
@@ameritoast5174 There is a variant that does have transport capabilities, I'm saying that the Raider X should have those capabilities in addition to an attack capability, similar to the Hind.
i cant imagine a heli to replace the apache
Like someone said above it will just be the oldest models of the Apache being replaced.
AVX Aircraft had a concept for giving the Kiowa counter rotating blades and twin pusher props. Might have saved the money lost on the Comanche.
Future pilots should be well taken care of in these new aircraft. I think they should pic two of each. One as the main helicopter and the second as a small number run which would keep the technology development going.
I'm rooting for the Defiant class of helicopters. I think the maneuverability and different attack angles make it so good for many different roles.
Lockheed stooge.🍭
Most of these looks outright disgusting, but the Bell 360 Invictus is SWEET 😍 The Relentless as well.
beautiful Machine.... absolutely gorgeous
i hope the bell 360 invictus will be export sale if win even if lose i hope they continue the development of this project btw i like the video you upload
Dont get me wrong, I love new tec but I think we need to worry about electronic interference with all this new tec. Manual hydraulic systems should be a standard for choppers. The probability of electronic interference with fly by wire is a big problem in this new age of tec!
The additional redundancy system in the A-10 Wort-Hogs. Should be in all War Birds 🦅. All day long Yahoo
Nope, not at all.
Yeah, they cancelled you.
i like the bell invictus the most. simplicity, clean and futuristic design. approval from Germany
Incredible !!
Perfect👍👍👍
Looks awesome very aerodynamic, resembles 1st gen Huey Cobras from Vietnam!
Impressive!
I would like to see the Lockheed Martin raider x
so many great options!
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The last two looks to be thebest!
The Raider X looks 👌
I love looking at these computer presentations of weapons, not at all like later in life)
cutting edge and beautiful
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Love the Bell 360 Invictus. Baby Commanche!
About time the acttack Heli-apatchy is being retaired !!! its looks so old
When looking at these designs I can't help but think just how far ahead of its time the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne was.
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you would think after so many failures we would keep making failures, but this actually looks pretty good.
Great innovation upgrade, generals!
Definetly a beautiful design
They’re all cool, but the Bell Invictus 360 and the Raider X are wicked.
Pretty sure I saw some next generation helicopters flying overhead last night. Had two rotors, and it looked like it came straight out of a Tron movie with the bright rgbs.
It's amazing how much.we don't learn from history? The new designs still include a tail.rotor when after "Blackhawk Down" where the tail rotors were shown vulnerable & resulted in losses. Couldn't they design a derivation of the NOTAR concept which utilizes vented turbine exhaust to offset so for rotor torque?
You do know more than 2 black hawks were shot down during the battle. Helicopters aren't hard to bring down when they are hovering 20 feet above the top of a building and moving very slowly. Any helicopter design is vulnerable to ground fire and the best solution is not to be there at all, get in and the get the fuck out as fast as possible, they are fragile, finely balanced machines.
It’s good to see the ah-56 cheyanne development hasn’t all gone to waste.
This video actually had me captivated.
+1 for the 360
good research targets
Anyone else get the theme from Airwolf run through their head when they saw the Bell 360 Inviticus?
Bell Invictus 360 for the WIN \m/
Finally getting Airwolf lookin choppers!
Nice 👍
The RAH-66 Comanche is like "What am I a mirage!?"
Hell of a wish list!
Reminds me of the "Tiger Helicopter" in Goldeneye.