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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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"Search and destroy". This is how destroyer helicopters work
The FARA program aims to discover the future military helicopter, intended for reconnaissance tasks, but also capable of destroying detected targets. Two designs are competing for selection - Bell ...
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This agile copter could be the Army’s next scout helo
Dubbed the Boeing FARA, the new helicopter features three unique rotor ... According to Defense News, the Army wants its selection for the FARA program to be capable of cruise speeds of at least ...
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Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE’s T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk
On both the helicopters, the T901 would replace the ... The U.S. Army received its first T901 engines for the FARA program in early-Oct. 2023. Sikorsky eventually tested the ITEP on its FARA ...