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U.S. Army abandons billion-dollar FARA program: Sikorsky Raider X and Bell Textron 360 Invictus grounded
The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program was geared towards constructing a state-of-the-art attack ...
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Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
The U.S. Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) is fast developing as both Lockheed-Sikorsky and Bell advance, refine, and seek to “offer” their helicopters to the Army.
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US Army cancels Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
The US army will end development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) after the conclusion of prototyping activities at the end of FY24 to make available resources for ...
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This agile copter could be the Army’s next scout helo
Boeing on Tuesday finally revealed its bid for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition that's intended to replace both the Army's retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout ...
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Sikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines
Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk ...
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US military flying surveillance aircraft for reconnaissance missions along southern border with Mexico
The US military is flying surveillance aircraft along the southern border with Mexico to collect intelligence and conduct reconnaissance, according to US defense sources familiar with operations ...
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US Army wants spy drones to launch from high-altitude motherships
The service canceled its manned Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft a year ago and has used some of that freed-up funding to pursue launched effects more at a quicker clip. In 2020, the service ...
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Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE’s T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk
The GE T901 engine was developed as part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program to replace the T700 engines used by U.S. Army ...
The Aviationist12d
Australia’s Future MC-55A Peregrine Aircraft are Now Sporting RAAF Markings During New Tests
The MC-55A Peregrine is part of Australia’s effort to strengthen ISR and EW capabilities with airborne electronic attack and ...
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U.S. Army cancels plans with Sikorsky to build scout helicopter
The U.S. Army announced it is scrapping plans for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, which included an armed scout helicopter that Stratford-based Sikorsky and its parent ...