In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, the Army announced Thursday that it is canceling its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) helicopter program.

The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The award of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract in 2022 represents the U.S. Army's largest helicopter procurement decision in 40 years.

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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by the Sikorsky-Boeing team against the US Army’s decision to select the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft in the the Future ...

US Army FARA prototypes 95% complete while FLRAA stays on full halt. 13th February 2023 - 16:30 GMT ... (FARA) programme contenders, the Bell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky S-97 Raider X, are over 95% ...

FLRAA is one component of the Army’s plan—launched in 2009—to modernize its aviation ... a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), and two new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs.

As the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program enters the next major development phase, the service plans significant upgrades to Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor, the FLRAA ...

Despite setbacks with the US Army, Lockheed Martin will continue to develop and offer its X2 technologies to the international market. (Lockheed Martin) ...

Textron Inc. won the FLRAA contest, unlocking massive revenue potential in the tens of billions of dollars. Textron's product for the FLRAA seems superior to the Lockheed Martin-Boeing bid.

The Bell V-280 Valor is expected be a crucial part of the U.S. Army's helicopter fleet of the future. The aircraft's fuselage is made in Wichita by Spirit AeroSystems.

The Army is in the process of developing a new tiltrotor aircraft called the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). This aircraft is expected to replace the iconic UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Bell said the reductions at Fort Worth & Amarillo plants will help the company focus on its FLRAA Army contract for V-280 Valor tiltroters.