Bell unveils FARA prototype

By Jaspreet Gill / October 2, 2019 at 11:30 AM
Bell unveiled its proposal for the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft, the 360 Invictus, yesterday at its headquarters in Arlington, VA. Keith Flail, Bell's vice president for advanced vertical lift systems, told reporters the company is focused on providing the "most affordable, most sustainable, lowest-risk, least complex solution for FARA while meeting all the Army’s requirements." Bell is one of five vendors to unveil prototypes for FARA, the others being AVX Aircraft-L3 Technologies, Boeing, Karem Aircraft and Sikorsky. Flail said the...

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