Design and development
The prototype S-434 first flew on 18 December 2008 at Horseheads, New York. The S-434 evolved from the S-333, and has many features developed for the MQ-8 Fire Scout. It shares its cockpit layout with the S-333, which gives the crew very good visual capacities and handling characteristics. On June 15, 2009, Sikorsky announced the delivery of the first two S-434s to Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior, the first of a total of nine.Variants
;S-434 : based on improvements developed for the MQ-8B; powered by one Allison Model 250, Rolls-Royce 250-C20W turboshaft engine of 320 shp.Operators
; * Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia), Ministry of the InteriorSpecifications (S-434)
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{{Sikorsky Aircraft 2000s United States helicopters 2000s United States civil utility aircraft Sikorsky aircraft, S-434 Single-turbine helicopters Aircraft first flown in 2008