A 20 mm cannon, 360-deg. visibility in brownout conditions and a sensor-fused cockpit are among the items on the U.S. Army’s wish list for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). A request ...
Sikorsky's Raider X competitive prototype for FARA was essentially complete by the end of 2022. In March 2018, the US Army unveiled an ambitious plan to field a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft ...
The Bell 360 Invictus prototype for the US Army's FARA competition is substantially complete, pending first flight in late 2024. (Bell Flight) The US Army cancelled the Future Attack Reconnaissance ...
Almost a decade ago, Frank Kendall, the acquisitions official who is now Air Force Secretary, observed that the Air Force had committed “acquisition malpractice” by moving the F-35 to production years ...
The US Army has started flight testing weapons systems for its next-generation scouting helicopter, the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). In October, the service started flight testing the ...
In a major milestone for its aviation modernisation effort, the US Army has delivered the engine that will power the service’s next-generation attack helicopter to vendors competing to build the new ...
DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first flight ...
The Bell 360 Invictus (left) and Sikorsky Raider X (right) are competing for the U.S. Army’s FARA program. Credit: Bell/Sikorsky The U.S. Army has delayed key milestones for the Future Attack ...