The US Army has announced plans to abandon its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft program. In an announcement, posted on 8 February, the Army stated that the decision was driven… Continue reading "US Army Abandons FARA Program in Aviation Investment Rebalance"
Sikorsky Helicopters, working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aim to fly autonomous Black Hawk series helicopters next year as part of DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System… Continue reading "DARPA Autonomous Black Hawks to Fly Next Year"
The US Army Future Vertical Lift team have made the decision to have Sikorsky’s Raider X and Bell’s 360 Invictus compete head to head in a FARA prototype fly-off in… Continue reading "Sikorsky and Bell Selected to Compete in the FARA Fly-Off"
After months of teasing, Boeing has finally revealed its proposed design for the US Army’s competition to supplement and eventually replace the Apache. Boeing says this is because they desired… Continue reading "Boeing Reveals FARA Design as Downselect Approaches"
In a previous article, we covered Bell, Sikorsky, and Karem’s proposals for the Future Attack-Recon Aircraft (FARA). Now that leaves AVX and Boeing, who are considered at a disadvantage compared… Continue reading "AVX and Boeing – The Underdog FARA Entrants"
Previously on Overt Defense, we covered the reveal of Bell’s low-risk proposal for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, the 360 Invictus. Now Sikorsky, Karem, and AVX have put… Continue reading "Sikorsky and Karem Reveal their Cutting-edge FARA Proposals"
As with the Comanche that preceded it, the US Army’s Future Attack-Recon Aircraft (FARA) is being built around an emphasis on countering enemy air defenses. Comanche relied on stealth shaping… Continue reading "Future Attack-Recon Aircraft Will Use Air-Launched Drone and Long-Range Missiles to Defeat Air Defenses"
For many American veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior was a common sight. Despite originally being procured in the 1980s as a reconnaissance helicopter to… Continue reading "The Army’s New Scout Helicopter is Being Fast-Tracked, but There Could Be a Catch?"