Army, industry continue to express confidence in FARA, but some are skeptical

By Evan Ochsner / June 29, 2022 at 4:49 PM
Company leaders and Army officials continue to express confidence in the service's next-generation forward reconnaissance helicopter, even as analysts and experts cast doubt on the program's future, citing potential budget constraints and other capabilities that could fulfill the aircraft's roles. The Army’s fiscal year 2023 budget request did not include as much funding for the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft as it did for FY-22, budget documents show, but top officials at the two companies competing for the contract, Bell...

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