Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Bell Eyes Pratt & Whitney-Made Engine as Auxiliary Power Unit for 360 Invictus
Textron’s Bell subsidiary plans to use a Pratt & Whitney-built helicopter engine as auxiliary power unit for its proposed helicopter design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, Vertical Magazine reported Tuesday.
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Karem Reveals Aircraft Design for Army Modernization Program
Karem Aircraft has introduced the design for a rigid main rotor helicopter that will potentially support the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, FlightGlobal reported Wednesday.
Collins Aerospace to Provide Avionics for Bell’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Prototype
Textron's Bell subsidiary has partnered with Collins Aerospace as it works to develop a prototype for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.
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Karem, Northrop, Raytheon Team to Develop Tiltrotor Prototype for Army’s Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Under $738M Army Contract
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have partnered with Karem Aircraft to develop a prototype tiltrotor aircraft for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program under Karem’s $738M Army contract, Rotor and Wing reported Monday.
Sikorsky Optimizes Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Design With Raider
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has handed over its S-97 Raider compound helicopter to a team to improve the design of the company’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft offering for the U.S. Army, Rotor & Wing International reported Tuesday.
Luke Savoie: L3-AVX Team to Offer Army Helicopter Platform With ‘Distinct’ Features
Luke Savoie, president of surveillance and strike systems sector at L3 Technologies, has said L3 and partner AVX Aircraft aim to meet the Capability Set 1 requirements of the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program by designing a platform from the outset, Rotor and Wing International reported Thursday.
Tim Malia on Sikorsky’s X2 Helicopter Technology
Tim Malia, director of future vertical lift-light at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, told The War Zone in an interview published Wednesday about the X2 helicopter technology and its potential role in the development of FVL aircraft. “The term X2 technology refers to a suite of technologies developed by Sikorsky that enable the X2 aircraft to operate at high speed while improving operational capability, maneuverability, agility, survivability, and lethality at the landing zone,†Malia said.
Boeing Puts Apache Block II Compound Helicopter Through Six Wind Tunnel Tests
Boeing finished in January six wind tunnel tests on a small-scale model of an AH-64E Block II Apache compound helicopter, Rotor & Wing International reported Friday.
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L3-AVX Team Unveils Army Reconnaissance Helicopter Prototype Design; Christopher Kubasik Quoted
L3 Technologies and AVX Aircraft Company have designed a compound coaxial helicopter as a joint offering for first increment of the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype program.
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MD Helicopters to Enter Army Reconnaissance Aircraft Program
MD Helicopters intends to propose an entry for the U.S. Army’s program for next generation attack reconnaissance aircraft, AIN Online reported Thursday. CEO Lynn Tilton said the company will offer its eight-seater MD969 armed helicopter as a proposal for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.