In 2020, Brigadier General Walter Rugen, then Director of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team, told me that the instead of merely replacing the Kiowa Warrior, FARA would be the ...

Finally, the service will delay procurement of its next-generation helicopter engine, which was set to be used in all UH-60s, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters as well as to power FARA.

In lieu of the FARA, the Army is likely to upgrade the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter and find new ways to pair the aircraft with drones to conduct reconnaissance missions, Cancian said.

Last Thursday, the U.S. Army announced it would cancel its next-generation Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) helicopter program after having invested some $2.4 billion into its ...

Multinational special operations forces on an MH-6 Little Bird helicopter and a boat approach a simulated enemy position during a demonstration at the 2018 International Special Operations Forces ...

The Aviationist was among the outlets invited to attend a demonstration event of the X2 technology at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center. Here’s how it went. After the U.S. Army's FARA ...

Sikorsky develops and tests the next generation of helicopters in suburban Palm Beach County, providing jobs to more than 700 people. ... known as FARA, to update its war aviation equipment.

The T901 will not only power the US Army’s FARA winner but will also replace the T700 engine currently used on all AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black hawk helicopters. (Photo: Sikorsky) Sikorsky has planned ...

The Raider X is a next-generation helicopter under development by Sikorsky that shows signs of a striking change to the US Army’s helicopter community. The United States Army's (US Army) Future ...

Sikorsky unveiled its prototype of the Raider X next-gen scout helicopter, one of two contenders for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

Finally, the service will delay procurement of its next-generation helicopter engine, which was set to be used in all UH-60s, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters as well as to power FARA.