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Redstone Arsenal, AL – In its effort to keep industry continuously engaged in the development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA ...
An artist's conception of Bell's 360 Invictus FARA prototype. Where it and the Raider X go next is ...More anyone's guess.. Bell Textron. Bell said it is, “disappointed by the decision on the ...
Production of the selected design for both FARA and FLRAA is slated to begin around 2030. Story corrected on 9 May to note that Bell’s Coffman was speaking about the Invictus 360, not DefiantX ...
To fund and accelerate FARA and FLRAA, the U.S. Army is attempting to put a stop to the CH-47F ‘Block II’ programme. This controversial decision is being used as a political football, ...
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.
Source selection for the newest Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, is underway as the Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team looks to award two vendors in March 2020.
Subscription Required . Sikorsky Looks To Take FLRAA Lessons Into FARA Competition is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing ...
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.
The same two companies competed to supply the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the next-generation troop carrier meant to succeed Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk.
Subscription Required . Choosing Between FARA, FLRAA Is ‘False Choice,’ Army Says is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing ...
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 ...
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.