Sikorsky, Bell move on to FARA phase 2

By Jaspreet Gill / March 25, 2020 at 5:31 PM
The Army has chosen Sikorsky and Bell Flight to build prototypes for the competitive flight test phase of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, the service announced today. FARA, the No. 1 priority under the service's future vertical lift effort, will replace the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter and half of the AH-64 Apache fleet. "Our focus is on delivering capability for our soldiers at the speed of relevance," Gen. Mike Murray, head of Army Futures Command, said in a press release. "We're...

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