FARA: Why AVX Has A Shot At Army Scout
Dark horse design house AVX has never built a complete aircraft. The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition just might change that.
Marines: FVL Intriguing, BUT CH-53K Is Essential
The Marines are hellbent on fielding the troubled CH-53K helicopter to supply the far-flung island outposts they plan on using against China.
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FARA: Army Awards 5 Design Contracts; Winner Enters Production in 2028
Awards for Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft designs went to Bell, Boeing, Karem, Sikorsky, and a partnership of AVX and L-3.
300, 200, 100: V-280 Valor’s Latest Milestones
Bell's prototype tiltrotor keeps pulling ahead of rivals -- but the race to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk is far from over.
FVL: Army, Marines, SOCOM Release Ambitious Specs For Future Aircraft
The Army wants a lot out of its Black Hawk replacement, at $43 million apiece -- but the Marines and special operators want even more.
SB>1 Defiant Takes Flight: Can It Catch Bell?
The thing that delayed Defiant, it turns out, is the same thing that makes it really attractive to the Army.
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SB>1 Revs Up In Ground Test: Expert Expects First Flight ‘In Weeks’
“Now that they've completed the initial ground run, the team can finish its work to clear the aircraft for first flight,” said Mike Hirschberg, executive director of the Vertical Flight Society. “Assuming the Defiant team doesn't find anything noteworthy from its ground testing, it should be up in the air in the next few weeks.”
Bell V-280 Flies 322 MPH: Army Secretary Praises Program
"Our new approach is really to prototype as much as we can to help us identify requirements, so our reach doesn’t exceed our grasp," Secretary Esper said. “A good example is Future Vertical Lift: The prototyping has been exceptional."
Defiant Gets Real: Sikorsky & Boeing Unveil SB>1 Super Chopper
After years of secrecy and CGI, we're finally getting to see the Sikorsky-Boeing dream team's SB>1 Defiant ultra-high-speed helicopter in real life. Now they just have to prove it works.
Bell V-280 Valor: Anniversary Tour?
"We ... are looking at opportunities to do a road trip," Bell executive Keith Flail told me. "Can we take the V-280 to a handful of key Army and Marine Corps installations to show capabilities to the force?"
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Army Wants New Aerial Scouts For Major War (Hello, Russia!)
These special squadrons would probably be the first units to get the revolutionary Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) the service wants flying by the mid-2020s to replace conventional helicopters.
Army Can Revolutionize Aviation Without Busting Budget, Leaders Say
The Army doesn't only want much faster aircraft: It wants them to cost the same to build, operate, and maintain as its current helicopters. Otherwise it can't fit them into an unchanging aviation budget. That's an awfully high bar.
Uncertainty & Anxiety About Army’s New Scout Aircraft
WASHINGTON: After months of hints, the Army announced Friday it wants competing prototypes of a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft flying by 2023. But there’s a deal of uncertainty — even anxiety — about what the Army wants. “Industry can develop whatever the government tells them what they want, if it sticks to the requirements and […]
Army Really Wants Armed Recon Aircraft — Again: VCSA, CFT Chief
The Army’s new emphasis on armed recon could potentially disrupt the all-service Future Vertical Lift project (FVL).