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Attacks on critical infrastructure — food and water delivery, health care services, defense contracting and more — could hamper U.S. military response.
The X-variant’s upgraded propulsion system allows it to carry two batteries, extending its flight time to 75 minutes and doubling its payload capacity.
The U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition pitted Bell’s V-280 Valor, a tiltrotor aircraft, against Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant X.