The company’s confidence is based on signals the Army has recently sent on the structure of its rotary wing fleet, says Kathleen Jolivette, vice president of attack helicopter programs for Boeing.

A 20 mm cannon, 360-deg. visibility in brownout conditions and a sensor-fused cockpit are among the items on the U.S. Army’s wish list for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). A request ...

The U.S. Army’s project manager now says the original set of performance requirements for a future rotorcraft that represents the aviation branch’s top modernization priority are not compatible with ...

Testing of two prototype helicopters being developed to replace the US Army’s mothballed Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warriors will not begin until late 2023 at the earliest, one year later than previously ...

Boeing on Tuesday finally revealed its bid for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition that's intended to replace both the Army's retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout copters ...

The US Army has selected Bell and Sikorsky to design and test Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototypes. The two companies advanced to phase two where each is to complete ...

Redstone Arsenal, AL – In its effort to keep industry continuously engaged in the development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), the ...

Sikorsky's S-97 Raider has hit 200 knots in a recent flight test, according to Lockheed Martin. (Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky) WASHINGTON — AVX Aircraft Co. partnered with L-3 Communications Integrated ...

Almost a decade ago, Frank Kendall, the acquisitions official who is now Air Force Secretary, observed that the Air Force had committed “acquisition malpractice” by moving the F-35 to production years ...

An artist's rendering shows the Bell 360 Invictus attack reconnaissance helicopter in action in a multidomain fight. Bell revealed the helo design as its entry into the U.S. Army's competition for a ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell’s offering for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) contest, the 360 Invictus, is intended to offer the Army an insurance policy by presenting a lower-risk ...

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