After FARA cancellation, Sikorsky using prototype to do ground runs with engine

By Dan Schere / April 25, 2024 at 1:05 PM
DENVER -- Two months after the Army announced it would be cancelling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program as part of a larger aviation rebalance, Sikorsky is putting the engine in its prototype aircraft to use in preparation for modernizing the Black Hawk instead. Sikorsky, part of Lockheed Martin, was competing for the FARA contract along with Bell Textron before the Army announced on Feb. 8 that the program would conclude prototyping at the end of fiscal year 2024. Sikorsky...

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