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Why the SB-1 never had a chance as the new US Army helicopter?

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The SP1 Defiant is the latest speciality dish from the kitchen of legendary Sikorsky and Boeing .

It's far more stable, can carry more, and is nearly invisible on radar.

It went head to head against Bells V 222.0 for the replacement of the legendary Blackhawk .

But despite ticking all the boxes with celebrity parents, it failed to win the hearts and minds of the US military.

The FVL program would be the biggest contract issued by the US Army and the Marines in the last 50 years .

It's goal was to create a series of new helicopters which were going to perform both combat transport and recce reconnaissance roles.

Bell and Sikorsky paired with Boeing to create this new state-of-the-art helicopter Sokorski .

The SB1 took to the skies for the first time in 2019 and was actually very good.

The SB1 looked lackluster next to the Valor , but the V280 was the future today with it's current engines and thus they won the contract.

Bell and Sikorsky are the two competitors in the future attack reconnaissance aircraft, or Farah .

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