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On 8 February 2024, the U.S. Army ended development on the FARA program. According to an Army press release, the decision was made after a "sober assessment of the modern battlefield". [3] Army Chief of Staff Randy George stated it was influenced by the use of inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicle systems in the Russo-Ukrainian War. [26]
(Reuters) -The U.S. Army said on Thursday it was abandoning development of a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), a next-generation scout helicopter, after spending about $2 billion on ...
The rotor diameter is dictated by US Army requirements, which specified that maximum diameter for FARA candidates to allow the rotorcraft to fit between buildings on future battlefields. [3] Its main engine will be a single General Electric T901 turboshaft engine, with supplemental power from a Pratt & Whitney PW207D1 turboshaft. [6]
Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a plan [1] to develop a family of military helicopters for the United States Armed Forces. Five different sizes of aircraft are to be developed, sharing common hardware such as sensors, avionics, engines, and countermeasures. [2] The U.S. Army has been considering the program since 2004. [3]
According to the RFI, the Army has set a per-unit cost goal of $43 million (in 2018 dollars). [5] The Army envisions combat scenarios where a future scout helicopter being developed under the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program and unmanned drones would control an area or corridor, which would then allow FLRAA to insert troops.
The Sikorsky Raider X (stylized in all-caps as RAIDER X) (Sikorsky S-102 [1]) is a compound helicopter concept with two coaxial rotors and a single pusher propeller, designed by the Sikorsky Aircraft division of Lockheed Martin for the United States Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. The Raider X concept was announced in ...
In 2020 the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Russo-Ukrainian War had influenced planning for the Army of 2030, but funding pressure led to cancellation of the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on 8 February 2024.
Bell 360 Invictus, is a reconnaissance and attack helicopter that is being is offered to the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). It is currently under development and incorporates a smooth, rounded fuselage, single rotor, back tail rotor and internal weapons bay, intended to reduce radar signature.