As opposed to FARA...
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US Army enters final phase of development before kicking off Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has awarded contracts to both
Bell and a Sikorsky-Boeing team to continue into a second phase of competitive development and risk reduction as the service prepares to begin its formal program to acquire a
future long-range assault aircraft, or FLRAA, by 2030.
Awarded through the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium, Bell and the
Sikorsky-Boeing team will each conduct a preliminary analysis of requirements for Special Operations Command, including for medical evacuation and features that allow for the aircraft’s export to other countries, according to a March 30 Army statement.
At the start of the
official program of record for FLRAA in 2022, the Army
will choose a winner between the two teams to build prototypes......
The Army awarded contracts to both teams a year ago to continue conducting analysis to refine requirements, conceptual designs and acquisition approaches needed to successfully execute the FLRAA program.
Through the JMR-TD phase and into CDRR, Bell flew its
V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft, and the Sikorsky-Boeing team flew its
SB-1 Defiant coaxial demonstrator......